Hongcouver en · PROPN
Etymology
Etymology tree Cantonese 香港 (hoeng¹ gong²)bor. English Hong Kong Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂póder. Proto-Germanic *fanē Proto-West Germanic *fanā Old Dutch fan Middle Dutch van Dutch van Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Germanic *kōz Proto-West Germanic *kō Old Dutch cuo Middle Dutch coe Dutch koe Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old Dutch *furt Middle Dutch vort Dutch voorde Dutch Coevorden Dutch van Coevorden English Vancouver blend English Hongcouver Blend of Hong Kong + Vancouver, referring to the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration to that city in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly from Hong Kong.
Meanings
- (derogatory, informal) Derogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HongCouver | alternative | lexicographic |