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Etymology of toque

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

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A type of hat with no brim. · A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs. · A chef. · A variety of bonnet monkey; toque macaque, Macaca sinica.

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

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A knitted hat, usually conical but of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

1871. Assimilated from Canadian French tuque. Likely to be a hypercorrection from the time that toque was already in the dictionaries when they did not yet list tuque as a kind of hat. The French word tuque for hat is itself not strictly a deformation of French toque: it is also related to other meanings of tuque and to its former name bonnet à la turque (literally “Turkish-style bunnet/cap”).

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A rhythm used in Latin music, especially Cuban religious rituals. · The guitar part of flamenco music.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Spanish tocardeverb. Spanish toquebor. English toque Borrowed from Spanish toque.

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