# Lake Borgne

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /leɪk bɔːrn/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lake-borgne