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Port au Choix
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English
Etymology
From en fr Port au Choix, a corruption of en eu portu port, harbour suffixed with the diminutive suffix eu -txoa. The Basque toponym was reinterpreted to fr port port and fr choix choice.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/ 1
en Port au Choix
en ɔː(ɹ)tətʃwɑː 3
Proper noun
Port au Choix
en town region/Newfoundland p/Newfoundland and Labrador c/Canada.