brongie

== Scots == === Alternative forms === bronggi, brongi, brungi === Etymology === Possibly partially derived from Old Norse bringa (“breast”) as an allusion to the cormorant's colouration. Compare to Norwegian bringe (“chest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɔŋɡi/ === Noun === brongie (plural brongies) The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). === References === “brongie”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.