How do you pronounce the word "queue"?

Question

I have heard many different pronunciations....but does it say it in any dictionarys? Thanks!!!!!

Answer 1

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(kyū)

or cue

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Answer 2

You pronounce it - Q. Just like the letter name.

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queue[1,noun]queue[2,verb]jump[1,verb]

Main Entry: 1queue
Pronunciation: 'kyü
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, tail, from Old French cue, coe, Latin cauda, coda
1 : a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
2 : a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles
3 a : a sequence of messages or jobs held in temporary storage awaiting transmission or processing b : a data structure that consists of a list of records such that records are added at one end and removed from the other

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there are many good on-line dictionaries. Just type in "on line dictionary" in your search bar.

Answer 3

Cue (as in a cue stick) ... I have heard many a British person tell me to queue up (cue up)....

The French pronunciation is keuh .... as in faire la queue

Merriam Webster says:

Main Entry: 1queue
Pronunciation: 'kyü
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, tail, from Old French cue, coe, Latin cauda, coda
1 : a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
2 : a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles
3 a : a sequence of messages or jobs held in temporary storage awaiting transmission or processing b : a data structure that consists of a list of records such that records are added at one end and removed from the other

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Merriam Webster

Answer 4

"Cue" like cute, without the t

It means, roughly, to rack up or line up

Answer 5

CUE, like ice cube without the ba'. Or clue without the "L"

Answer 6

pronounced like cue....from snooker
or from barbecue....same sound with queue

Answer 7

I've never heard it pronounced any other way than "Q."

Answer 8

Q.

That's it

Answer 9

q

Answer 10

kew.

Answer 11

i thougt it was pronouced "kew".

Answer 12

this is how I pronounce it: qiew

Answer 13

cue