English Explanatory Dictionary

boreen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.

Pronunciation

/bɔːˈɹiːn/

Word forms

boreen boreens bohereen bohireen

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish bóithrín, from bóthar (“road”) and -ín (diminutive suffix).

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