# Etobicoke

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪˈtoʊ.bɪ.koʊ/ · frequency rank #60,796

## Definitions
1. A suburban district and former city in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2. A river in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada; in full, Etobicoke Creek.

## Etymology
From Ojibwe Wadoopikaang (wah-do-be-kang, “where the alders grow”) . From the Mississaugas name of the land between the Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River. First transliterated into English as Ato-be-coake, becoming Tobacock, before becoming Etobicoke.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/etobicoke