queux

See also: qu'eux

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kø/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

queux m (plural queux)

(obsolete) cook

Derived terms

maître-queux

Etymology 2

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

Noun

queux f (plural queux)

whetstone

Further reading

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

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