Port au Choix

/ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/

proper noun

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

OriginFrench Port au Choix ← Basque portu →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin

  1. Basqueportu“port, harbour”
  2. FrenchPort au Choix
  3. EnglishPort au Choix

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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APA

Port au Choix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20au%20Choix

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“Port au Choix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20au%20Choix. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port au Choix,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20au%20Choix.

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