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gue

/ɡjuː/

gue noun: a kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.

Noun (1)

gue (plural gues)

  1. (Shetland) A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.

Noun (2)

gue (plural gues)

  1. (obsolete) a rogue
    • Precious gue we'll never part.1612, John Webster, The White Devil

Proper noun (1) capitalized: GUE

GUE

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Global Underwater Explorers.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Gue

Gue (plural Gues)

  1. A surname.

Forms of gue

Noun
pluralgues
alternative formgju
alternative formgu
Proper noun
pluralGues

Origin of gue

Uncertain, perhaps from Old Norse gígja. If so, doublet of gigue.

Words that rhyme with gue

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gue

What does gue mean?
Gue means a kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.
What part of speech is gue?
Gue can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gue?
Gue is pronounced /ɡjuː/.
What is the plural of gue?
The plural of gue is gues.

Words near gue in the dictionary

  1. gudpak
  2. gudulka
  3. gudulkas
  4. Gudvangen
  5. Gudå
  6. gue
  7. GUE/NGL
  8. Guebara
  9. Guebaras
  10. Gueber
  11. Guebers

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