gue

See also: gué, guê, güe, and gu'e

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain, perhaps representing Old Norse gígja.

Alternative forms

• gju
• gu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡjuː/

Noun

gue ‎(plural gues)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

gue ‎(plural gues)

1. (obsolete) A sharper; a rogue.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Asturian

Noun

gue f ‎(plural gues)

1. the letter g