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The word toque has been known in English since around 1500. It is a loan word from the French tuque (15th century), presumably by the way of the Spanish toca 'woman's headdress', from Arabic *taqa طاقة, itself from Old Persian taq 'veil, shawl'. [3] The word toque in Breton means 'hat'.
In Canadian English, a knit cap is more commonly known as a toque (pronounced / t uː k /; also spelled tuque or touque). It is traditionally made of wool and worn in the winter, [11] though in recent years knit toques have resurfaced as an extremely popular daily fashion item. They are used all year round, not only outdoors for weather but as ...
The tuque is decended from the toque, a fashionable sixteenth century women's hat worn in France and generally made of velvet.The French-Canadian Voyageurs borrowed the term and applied it to the somewhat similar knit hats that were a necessity for warmth.
A toque is any of a variety of hats. Toque may also refer to: La Tuque, Quebec, a Canadian city; Toques, Spain, Spanish municipality; Flamenco guitar playing; Toque, a ceremony or polyrhythmic composition using the Batá drum; Toque, a ritual in the Candomblé religion; Tuque (toque), a type of winter hat
A tuque (toque) is a type of knit cap. Tuque may also refer to: Tuque Creek, Warren County, Missouri, USA; a creek; La Tuque, Quebec, Canada (French: The Tuque); a city in Mauricie on the Saint-Maurice River; El Tuque, Ponce, Puerto Rico (Spanish: The Tuque); a beach; Tuque Games, a Canadian videogame developer
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Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting at a Madison, Wisconsin, private school as new details emerge about the shooter’s family life and possible ties to a California man who ...
William J. Hennessy Jr., a veteran sketch artist who gave Americans striking views from inside courtrooms during some of the nation’s most important legal dramas, died on Monday.