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

A suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Synonyms: (former names) Township of Etobicoke, Etobicoke Township
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 ?

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

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