Rigolet
English edit
Etymology edit
Derived from French rigolet (“channel”). The settlement was founded by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel at the mouth of the channel leading to Lake Melville.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rigolet
- A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1735]
Translations edit
town in Newfoundland
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- English terms derived from French
- English 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɪɡələt
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- en:Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
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