que

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/ˈkjuː/

noun

The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

que1

nounque (countable and uncountable, plural ques)

plural ques

  1. countablerareuncountableThe 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

    1820, John Borthwick Gilchrist, The Stranger's Infallible East-Indian Guide, London, page 163
    1 more example

    he was about to be interviewed by German television and he had to be on his pees and ques.

    2011, Elgin Dobbins, Thirty Seconds to Midnight, page 386
  2. USabbreviationclippingcountableinformalrareuncountableClipping of barbeque.

    Instead please join in the sharing of que methods and recipes, or questions.

    2010 September 22, Nanzi, “Re: Yoy guys are killing this group”, in alt.food.barbecue (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    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 & chicken, he cut a slice […]

    2009 December 25, Nick Cramer, “My "homemade" Italian meatball recipe - for Nick and Meir”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

    The back route I favor involves a long stretch on Highway 74 and brings me close enough to Lumberton for a barbeque detour. That was my target today. Being already in Lumberton, it only made sense to score some “que.”

    2011, Kathy Reichs, Spider Bones: A Novel, →ISBN, page 57
  3. InternetSouth AsiaalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of queue.

Que2

proper nounQue (plural Ques)

plural Ques

  1. PhilippinesA Chinese surname from Hokkien.
  2. A surname from Catalan.

Que3

proper noun

alternative Que.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Querétaro: a state of Mexico.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of Quebec: a province of Canada.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of Quebec City: the capital city of Quebec, Canada.

Origin

  1. CatalanQué
  2. EnglishQue

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

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Cite this entry
APA

que. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/que

MLA

“que.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/que. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “que,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/que.

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