Quebecois

noun

Que·​be·​cois ˌkā-bə-ˈkwä 

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variants or Québécois or Québecois

plural Quebecois ˌkā-bə-ˈkwä(z) 

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or Québécois or Québecois

: a native or inhabitant of Quebec

specifically : a French-speaking native or inhabitant of Quebec

Quebecois adjective

or Québécois or Québecois

Examples of Quebecois in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These were followed by the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Quebec separatist Bloc Quebecois. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

The audience award, voted on by festival attendees, went to Quebecois series Empathy. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025

This year marks the festival’s 68th anniversary and includes a huge variety of attractions, including live entertainment, art exhibitors, and of course tons of opportunities to taste local maple syrup and other Quebecois cuisine. —Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

All really great cooking needs are good primary products and a lot of love: something Quebecois chefs understand intuitively. —Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, Canadian streamer Crave’s Empathy, marks the arrival of Quebecois fiction into the International Competition. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025

When the ransom call comes, Fiona is frantic and accepts help from Andre, the Quebecois whose charity Fiona runs. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025

At La Buche, Quebecois dishes shine, from classics like tourtière (meat pie) and poutine (French fries and cheese curds topped with gravy), to meals using local ingredients like bison filet mignon and trout gravlax smoked over maple wood. —Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025

The leader of the Bloc Quebecois, a larger opposition party, promised to back the motion and said there was no scenario where Trudeau survived. —Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French québecois, québécois, from Québec Quebec

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Quebecois

• allantois
• baccarat
• chickasaw
• mackinaw
• overawe
• oversaw
• yojana
• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw