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bougar

UK/ˈbuːɡə/US/ˈbuɡɚ/

bougar noun: a rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.

Noun

bougar (plural bougars)

  1. (in plural) A rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.

Forms of bougar

pluralbougars
alternative Scotlandbooger
alternative Scotlandboggar
alternative Scotlandbuggar
alternative Scotlandbugger

Origin of bougar

Borrowed from Scots bougar, from Middle Scots bougar, bouger, bowgar (“a cross-spar in a roof”), of obscure origin; perhaps representing Old English *bogagār (“arched beam”), from boga (“bow, arch”) + gār (“spear”), with the vocalism later being influenced by Middle Scots bow (“to bow, bend”). However, the supposed semantic development of gār is strained even with the parallels of Old English nafugār (“auger”) and Old Norse geirr (“point of an anvil”).

Words formed from bougar

Questions about bougar

What does bougar mean?
Bougar means a rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.
What part of speech is bougar?
Bougar is a noun.
How do you pronounce bougar?
Bougar is pronounced /ˈbuːɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of bougar?
The plural of bougar is bougars.

Words near bougar in the dictionary

  1. bougainvilleas
  2. bougainvillia
  3. bougainvillias
  4. bougainvilliid
  5. bougainvilliids
  6. bougar
  7. bougar-stakes
  8. bougar-stick
  9. bougar-sticks
  10. bougars
  11. bougatsa

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