French word

borgne

Pronunciation

IPA/bɔʁɲ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveone-eyed

Example

Le chien borgne suit son maître partout.

The one-eyed dog follows its owner everywhere.

Illustration for borgne (one-eyed)

More examples

Le pirate borgne porte un bandeau sur l'œil.

The pirate with only one eye wears an eyepatch over one eye.

Core concept

A person or animal looks out with one working eye and a permanently impaired or missing other eye.

Common phrases

  • un pirate borgne

    a pirate with only one eye

  • le marin borgne

    the sailor with only one eye

Similar words

aveugle: Having no sight at all.
malvoyant: Having weak vision that makes things hard to see clearly.

Definition in French

Décrit une personne ou un animal qui a perdu l'usage d'un œil.

Word origin

Borgne comes from Old French usage, but the older source of this adjective cannot be established with certainty.

Usage tips

  • As a noun, un borgne or une borgne can mean a one-eyed person, but it may sound blunt or insulting when directed at someone.

Other meanings

  • one-eyed personnoun

Related words

  • borgnerblind someone in one eyeverb

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