2007-09-03 07:58:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
'le coq' and 'cinq' have a silent Q at the end. They are French.
You could say an English word with a silent Q lacquer.
2007-09-03 08:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by Confused 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
A French Word?
2007-09-03 08:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a “silent Q”, Native (English) words with /q/ must have a /u/ as the following vowel. We can quickly recognize a foreign word by this lack. Old English would spell it like /cwen/, and since OE pronounced /c/ like [k], there would be no misunderstanding.
2007-09-03 09:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by Amie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tal Handak is the British phonetic spelling of the Maltese town Tal Handaq located in the district of Qormi. In Maltese the letter Q is silent however British people often pronounced Maltese words containing the silent Q as if it were an English word. For example Qormi (correctly pronounced Ormi) is pronounce "Kwormi" by some British people. Similarly Tal Handaq (pronounced Tal Handa') was often pronounced Tal HandaK by British Forces personnel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal-%C4%A6andaq
Tal Handaq and Qormi
2007-09-03 08:07:51 · answer #4 · answered by Serena 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think there are some in French
2007-09-03 08:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penis. The "q" is absolutely silent.
2007-09-03 08:06:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
No such thing.
2007-09-03 08:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
quiche
2007-09-03 09:33:48 · answer #8 · answered by rem552000 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋