"gue" meaning in English

See gue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡjuː/ Forms: gues [plural], gju [alternative], gu [alternative]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps from Old Norse gígja. If so, doublet of gigue. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|non|gígja}} Old Norse gígja Head templates: {{en-noun}} gue (plural gues)
  1. (Shetland) A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands. Tags: Shetland
    Sense id: en-gue-en-noun-rIDWs3oA Categories (other): Shetland English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, String instruments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of String instruments: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun

Forms: gues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gue (plural gues)
  1. (obsolete) a rogue Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gue-en-noun-yLGsNfKd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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