toque

Meaning

1. A type of hat with no brim.
2. (specifically) A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs
3. (broadly, informal) A chef.
4. A variety of bonnet monkey; toque macaque, Macaca sinica.
5. (historical) An African nominal money of account, equal to 40 cowries.

Synonyms

pillbox

turban

beret

cloche

Translations

toque

barettartiger Frauenhut

Talk

Gesprächsrunde

είδος γυναικείου πίλου

bonnet

turban

tuque

turbante

muts

القبعة

turbante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/təʊk/

Etymology

From Middle French toque (“toque”), from Arabic طَاقِيَّة (ṭāqiyya).