Meanings
proper noun
- A settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
“She picked up and moved to Tofino fifteen years ago.”
2014, Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Picador (2022), page 881 more example
Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording.
2025 March 9, “Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit”, in CBC News
Origin
Adapted borrowing from Spanish personal name Tofiño.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Tofino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tofino
MLA
“Tofino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tofino. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tofino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tofino.
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