Hochelaga

English

Etymology

From Laurentian osheaga (“waterfall”), referring to the Lachine Rapids, from Proto-Iroquoian *awẽɁ (“water”) and Proto-Iroquoian *ẽɁ (“fall”). Reference

Proper noun

Hochelaga

  1. A 16th century village on the island of Montreal, Quebec, which became a town in the 19th century, and now is a part of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
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