Etymology

Hochelaga

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Today it means: A former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America. Full definition →

French Hochelaga ← lre osheaga
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The story

  1. lre · derived fromosheaga“waterfall”
  2. French · borrowed fromHochelaga
  3. English todayHochelaga

Borrowed from French Hochelaga, from Laurentian osheaga (“waterfall”), referring to the Lachine Rapids.

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