bourg
Meaning
burg, market town
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/buʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French bourg, from Old French borc, burc, a borrowing from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Cognate with English borough and burg.
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