queux

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kø/ Rhymes: -ø Homophones: queue, queues, qu'eux === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin cocus, alternative form of coquus. Doublet of coq. ==== Noun ==== queux m (invariable) (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 (invariable) (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