Etobicoke

English

Etymology

From Ojibwe Wadoopikaang (wah-do-be-kang, “where the alders grow”) [script needed]. From the Mississaugas name of the land between the Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River. First transliterated into English as Ato-be-coake, becoming Tobacock, before becoming Etobicoke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈtoʊ.bɪ.koʊ/, enPR: ĭtōʹbĭkō
  • Hyphenation: Eto‧bi‧coke

Proper noun

Etobicoke

  1. A suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Synonyms: (former names) Township of Etobicoke, Etobicoke Township
  2. A river in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada; in full, Etobicoke Creek.
    Synonyms: Etobicoke River, Etobicoke Creek

Derived terms

  • Etobicoke Centre
  • Etobicoke City Centre
  • Etobicoke Creek
  • Etobicoke North
  • Etobicoke River
  • Etobicoke West
  • Little Etobicoke
  • Little Etobicoke Creek

Descendants

  • → French: Etobicoke
  • → Chinese:

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Etobicoke. From Ojibwe Wadoopikaang (“where the alders grow”) [script needed]. From the Mississaugas name of the land between the Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tɔ.bi.ko/ ~ /e.tɔ.bi.ko/

Proper noun

Etobicoke ?

  1. Etobicoke (a former city and district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
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