name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹɪɡ.ə.lət/
rhymes with -ɪɡələt
1
name
Meaning 1
A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A small stream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US
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History
Etymology
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.
From (American) French rigole (“rivulet”), from Old French regol.
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Eastern Canadian Inuktitut:
Tikigâksuagusik
— town in Newfoundland