queux

See also: qu'eux

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kø/
Audio (la queux) (file)
Rhymes: -ø
Homophones: queue, queues, qu’eux

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cocus, alternative form of coquus. Doublet of coq.

Noun

queux m (plural queux)

(dated) cook
Synonym: cuisinier

Derived terms

maître-queux

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French keuz, from Vulgar Latin *cotis, from Latin cos, cotis. Cognate with Italian cote.

Noun

queux f (plural queux)

(dated) whetstone
Synonym: pierre à aiguiser

Alternative forms

queue

Further reading

“queux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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