boreen

== English == === Alternative forms === bohereen, bohireen === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish bóithrín, from bóthar (“road”) and -ín (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /bɔːˈɹiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Noun === boreen (plural boreens) (Ireland) A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle. === Anagrams === Boerne, borene, enrobe == Yola == === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish bóithrín. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boːˈriːn/ === Noun === boreen A narrow, rural road. ==== Derived terms ==== blue boreen === References === Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 154