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que^¹

/ˈkjuː/

Sounds like cue, Q, queue · Rhymes with -uː

noun ques

countable, rare, uncountable The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue. having lost their own pees and ques, by some pitiful attempt in our alphabetical orchard
US, abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal, rare Clipping of barbeque Then about 1950 two German brothers who had a meat market began cooking BBQ in their market to use up left over meat. One got the idea to smoke a brisket as he was smoking sausage one weekend. He left it all weekend in his smokehouse and on Monday as they were serving their que, pork, sausage & chic
Internet, South Asia, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of queue

Que^²

Where it comes from

Borrowed both from Hokkien 郭 (Keh) and Catalan Qué. Doublet of Quek, Guo, and Kwok.

proper noun Ques

Philippines A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
A surname from Catalan.

Que^³

proper noun Que.

abbreviation Abbreviation of Querétaro: a state of Mexico.
abbreviation Abbreviation of Quebec: a province of Canada.
abbreviation Abbreviation of Quebec City: the capital city of Quebec, Canada.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: je, québec, diable, alb, sais, parfait, alta, who, that, what, than, only, bonito, por, peacock, quebec

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"que." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/que. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

que. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/que

Chicago

"que." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/que.

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@misc{que_2026,
  title = {que},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/que},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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