English Explanatory Dictionary

Lake Borgne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico, and formerly a true lake, in southeastern Louisiana.

Pronunciation

/leɪk bɔːrn/

Word forms

Lake Borgne

Etymology

Derived from French lac Borgne (“One-Eyed Lake”), probably because it was not entirely surrounded by land, its eastern end having a wide opening to the Gulf of Mexico. French borgne could have also signified "dingy", as the water may have appeared when compared to that of the clearer Mississippi Sound.

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