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. Ellipsis of Etobicoke Creek., a river in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

   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:
  • Cantonese: 怡陶碧谷 (ji4 tou4 bik1 guk1), 伊陶碧谷 (ji1 tou4 bik1 guk1)
  • Mandarin: 怡陶碧谷 (Yítáobìgǔ), 伊陶碧谷 (Yītáobìgǔ)

Translations

A suburban district of Toronto

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 怡陶碧谷 (ji⁴ tou⁴ bik¹ guk¹), 伊陶碧谷 (ji¹ tou⁴ bik¹ guk¹)

  Mandarin: 怡陶碧谷 (Yítáobìgǔ), 伊陶碧谷 (Yītáobìgǔ)

• French: Etobicoke

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)