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Quebecois

Quebecois

2 7.9
Relating to Quebec and its French-speaking people and culture
  • adjective
  • /kɛbɛkˈwɑ/
: quebecois
  • He enjoys listening to Quebecois music, which showcases the unique sounds of the region.

Examples

  • The festival celebrates Quebecois art and food, highlighting the diversity of local talents.

  • The Quebecois culture is rich in traditions and is heavily influenced by French history.

  • This is sort of like dialect, you know, it's like French in Quebecois other questions, my wife's Canadian other questions.

Synonyms

Quebecer
vsQuebecois
5.3

About the province of Quebec or its people

focuses on the French speaking people and their culture

Surface Forms

Quebecois positive

Morphology

Quebecois = Quebec (transparent) = Quebec + ois

Formally derived from the place name 'Quebec' plus the French demonymal/adjectival suffix '-ois', so the relation to Quebec is clear to learners.

Etymology

Quebecois comes from the place name Quebec and the French ending -ois, which means 'from' or 'of'. Quebec itself comes from an old Algonquin word meaning 'where the river narrows', so Quebecois means 'of or about Quebec' and is used for things like the language, food, or culture of Quebec.