Cuyahoga

English

Etymology

Believed to be from an Iroquoian word meaning "crooked river".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɪ.əˈhoʊɡə/

Proper noun

Cuyahoga

  1. A river in Ohio, United States, which flows into Lake Erie.
    • 1986, J. Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter L. Buck, William T. Berry, “Cuyahoga”, in Lifes Rich Pageant, performed by R.E.M.:
      Cuyahoga
      Cuyahoga's gone
    • 2020 October 6, Stephen Markley, “Pete Beatty’s ‘Cuyahoga’ Images an Ohio, and a Country, Divided”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      The year is 1837, and the Cuyahoga is the sidewinding river separating the empire of Cleveland from the more rough-hewn frontier town of Ohio City.

Derived terms

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