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queux

/kø/

noun, masculine//

cook

Synonyms: cuisinier

Related: maître-queux

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

noun, feminine//

whetstone

Synonyms: pierre à aiguiser

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