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Meaning of Que | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈkjuː

Definitions

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
  2. Abbreviation of Querétaro: a state of Mexico.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  3. The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.
  4. A surname from Catalan.
  5. Abbreviation of Quebec: a province of Canada.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  6. Clipping of barbeque.
  7. Abbreviation of Quebec City: the capital city of Quebec, Canada.
    abbreviation, alt-of

Equivalents

Français que que qué qué que que
Português que que que quê que

Examples

“having lost their own pees and ques, by some pitiful attempt in our alphabetical orchard”
“he was about to be interviewed by German television and he had to be on his pees and ques.”
“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 […]”
“Instead please join in the sharing of que methods and recipes, or questions.”
“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.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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