This page gathers the 35 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Quebec” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.
- arrondissement noun A borough, a submunicipal administrative division.
- autoroute noun An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
- berline noun A sedan-type (saloon-type) car.
- bloke noun An anglophone (English-speaking) man.
- cégep noun A publicly funded school that combines grade 12 with either college or freshman year of university, depending on the programme. It can be a…
- classical college noun An educational institution in Quebec providing postsecondary education leading to baccalauréat ès arts degrees, that existed from the 17th…
- close verb To turn off; to switch off.
- CLSC noun A nonprofit community center in Quebec that offers public health service; a community medical clinic.
- coproprietorship noun A condominium.
- copybook noun A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
- crawfish noun An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
- de facto union noun A non-solemnized marriage-like relationship, in which the partners enjoy some of the rights and obligations of marriage, similar in some…
- dep noun A dépanneur.
- Englishman noun A Canadian of British descent and/or whose first language is English (as opposed to French-descended, French-speaking Canadians).
- entrée noun A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
- executive committee noun the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.
- magistrate noun A master's degree.
- May long weekend noun The Journée des Patriotes/Dollard-des-Ormeaux Day/Fête nationale des Patriotes 3-day weekend
- mush noun A magic mushroom.
- on prep Divided by.
- open verb To turn on; to switch on.
- pâté chinois noun A French-Canadian dish of layered ground beef, sweetcorn and mashed potatoes, similar to shepherd's pie.
- pudding chomeur noun A type of pudding originating from Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the Great Depression. A dessert made by covering cake batter or stale…
- renoviction noun The eviction of all of a building's tenants on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned.
- shish taouk noun Chicken shawarma, as a platter or as a pita sandwich.
- stage noun An internship.
- steamie noun A hot dog made of a steamed sausage in a bun, often topped with onion and mustard.
- tempo noun A type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent…
- terrasse noun Terrace, patio.
- Trifluvian noun A resident of Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières) or its surrounding county.
- Trifluvien noun A resident of Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières) or its surrounding county.
- tutor noun One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
- tutrix noun A female tutor (person other than a parent having charge of a child or other person requiring protection).
- urban boulevard noun A city street that functions as a major thoroughfare, with a central median and many lanes of traffic.
- Yvette noun A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives.