English Explanatory Dictionary

Chicago

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan.

Pronunciation

/ʃɪˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/ /ʃɪˈkɑ.ɡoʊ/ /ʃɪˈkɔ.ɡoʊ/ /ʃəˈkɑː.ɡo/ [ʃɪˈkä(ː).ɡo] en-us-Chicago.ogg En-Chicago.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chicago.wav

Word forms

Chicago

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Algonquian *šek- Proto-Algonquian *-a·kw- Proto-Algonquian *-a Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa Miami šikaakwabor. French Chécagoubor. English Chicago From French Chécagou, a transcription of Miami šikaakwa (“wild leek, ramp, Allium tricoccum; striped skunk”), from Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa; compare Ojibwe zhigaagawanzh /zhigaagawinzh (“onion, leek”), zhigaag (“striped skunk”). Doublet of skunk.

Synonyms

Chi Chiraq Chi-Town Hogtown Shitcago The Windy City

Derived words

Chi Chicagoan Chicago atomizer Chicago blues Chicago Boy Chicago dog Chicagoese Chicagoesque Chicago Heights Chicagoland Chicago lightning Chicago overcoat Chicago piano Chicago pizza Chicago principles Chicago Protocol Chicagorilla Chicago school Chicago screw Chicago style Chicago-style Chicago-style hot dog Chicago style pizza Chicago-style relish Chicago typewriter Chicongo Chimpcago Chimpcongo Chiraq Chisox Chi-Town East Chicago North Chicago Port Chicago Shitcago South Chicago
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