The story
- lre · derived fromosheaga“waterfall”
- French · borrowed fromHochelaga
- English todayHochelaga
Borrowed from French Hochelaga, from Laurentian osheaga (“waterfall”), referring to the Lachine Rapids.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America. Full definition →
Borrowed from French Hochelaga, from Laurentian osheaga (“waterfall”), referring to the Lachine Rapids.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.