Bogue

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”).

• IPA^(key): /boːɡ/

Bogue

1. A surname.
2. (usually with the definite article) An important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea.
3. A town in Kansas.
4. A town in North Carolina.

• (Chinese strait): Bocca Tigris

• bouge

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”).

die Bogue f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bogue)

1. a strait in the Pearl River Delta, between Guangzhou and the South China Sea

   Synonym: Bocca Tigris