Québécois

Alternative forms

• Quebecois, Québecois

Pronunciation

• (of the adjectival and singular nominal sense) IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑː/
• (of the plural nominal sense) IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑːz/

Etymology 1

From Canadian French Québécois.

Etymology 2

From Canadian French québécois.

See also

• pur et dur
• pure laine

References

• “Quebecois”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “Québécois”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Etymology

From Québec +‎ -ois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.be.kwa/
• (Gaspesia) IPA^(key): /ke.be.kwɛ/ (informal)

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Noun

Québécois m (plural Québécois, feminine Québécoise)

1. Quebecer; Québécois person

   Selon le recensement de 2016 [deux-mille-seize], un peu plus de 6,3 [six virgule trois] millions Québécois ont le français comme langue maternelle, cela représentant 20,4 % [vingt virgule quatre pour cent] de la population canadienne et 79,1 % [soixante-dix-neuf virgule un pour cent] de celle de la province.

   According to the census of 2016, a bit more than 6.3 million Quebeckers have French as [their — lit. the] mother tongue, this representing 20.4% of [the population of Canada — lit. the Canadian population] and 79.1% of [the province's — lit. that of the province].