English Explanatory Dictionary

Port au Choix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/

Word forms

Port au Choix

Etymology

From French Port au Choix, a corruption of Basque portu (“port, harbour”) suffixed with the diminutive suffix -txoa. The Basque toponym was reinterpreted to French port (“port”) and choix (“choice”).

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