Bogue

== English == === Etymology === In reference to the Chinese strait, a corruption of Portuguese Boca do Tigre (literally “Mouth of the Tiger”), a calque of the Chinese name 虎門 / 虎门 (Hǔmén, literally “Tiger Gate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boːɡ/ === Proper noun === Bogue A surname. (usually with the definite article) An important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea. A town in Kansas. A town in North Carolina. ==== Synonyms ==== (Chinese strait): Bocca Tigris === Anagrams === bouge == German == === Etymology === A corruption of Portuguese Boca do Tigre (literally “Mouth of the Tiger”), a calque of the Chinese name 虎門 / 虎门 (Hǔmén, literally “Tiger Gate”). === Proper noun === die Bogue f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bogue) a strait in the Pearl River Delta, between Guangzhou and the South China Sea Synonym: Bocca Tigris ==== Declension ====