# Lardeau

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A community and former mining town on Kootenay Lake in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.

## Etymology
Apparently the spelling Lardo was first chosen, the name of a brand of cooking fat (from lard + o), which quickly became Lardeau as an alternative. The Lardeau spelling was later adopted officially.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lardeau