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List of English words containing Q not followed by U (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 year ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Paddle up to the souq in my umiaq looking to buy some yaqona for a handful of qindar

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It becomes a "normal" word when people use it. All these words are essentially not used at all.

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[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Burqa is used all the time.

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[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Jelq is widely known too, at least it is amongt my friend group...

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[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 1 year ago

The word "souq" has seen use in English since the 19th century. Currently, it's used more than the word "insectile". If "insectile" can count as English, "souq" would as well. Besides, we can use the word "bazaar" in English, so why not "souq"?

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