# toque

> English word · Noun · IPA /təʊk/ · frequency rank #81,911

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toque