Also spelt Tuque. (
incorrectly)
A most wonderful kind of
headgear.
Canuck-ian for "winter hat". Most often of the
knitted variety, although
polyester and other
synthetics are also popular. Much better when attached to a
pompom. Touques are made popular by those
cold Canadian winters.
From the
french word toque; the two should not be confused. Toques are mere
beanies; touques are full on head-warming salvation.
toque (tk)
n.
A woman's
small, brimless, close-fitting
hat.
A plumed velvet cap with a full
crown and small rolled brim, worn in 16th-century France.
toque is
derived from the
spanish word toca.