toque

noun

Definition of toquenext
as in beret

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Recent Examples of toque Among those who have worn the top toque in this kitchen and gone on to build other award-winning Bay Area restaurants are Christopher Kostow, Josh Skenes, Bruno Chemel, Scott Nishiyama and Jarad Gallagher. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 Klum completed the look with a white toque hat and oversized electric blue shades. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026 Playing in 20-degree weather, the Canadians covered their heads with toques, flat caps, and berets. — Lee Glandorf, Outside, 2 Feb. 2026 De Shields arrived first, wearing a buffalo-plaid toque and a mien of utter gameness. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toque
  1. beret
  2. hood
  3. turban
  4. sombrero
  5. bonnet
  6. fez
  7. hat
  8. helmet
Noun
  • Plus, style your early-fall looks with a blazer insert and beret to look instantly more polished.
    — Caitlyn Fitzpatrick, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Just with fewer berets, more robots and a much larger existential crisis hiding beneath the branding.
    — Edward Morris, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At least three cars rested on the right shoulder next to the Williams Street on-ramp and one had serious hood and windshield damage.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of hood
Noun
  • The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Most Popular Elated, Singh placed the gem on his turban and paraded it through the streets of Lahore for all his subjects to see.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of turban
Noun
  • On Tuesday night, Gastélum was filmed wearing a white sombrero.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Waving a Mexican flag with a vaquero sombrero on, El Malilla made history at Coachella last year as the first reggaeton Mexa act on the lineup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of sombrero
Noun
  • Traces of a silk fabric found near her skull that may have been used as a trim on a hat or bonnet contained metal threads made of pure gold and silver.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Use a blender to puree the tomatoes, bell pepper, scotch bonnet, and half of the onion.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • Dressed in a pink suit, matching fez and orange sneakers, band leader Ed Williams fueled the music and recalled Elmore James with his scorching slide guitar runs.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.
    — Iris Kwok May 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of fez
Noun
  • Located at the very front of Roman, this hat-like shade pops open once the observatory reaches orbit, blocking stray light from entering the telescope barrel and helping protect the telescope's sensitive optics throughout the mission.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ajala, a prolific scorer for the academy, was on the cusp of his first hat-trick since a youth league fixture against Crystal Palace’s under-18 in May 2024 — but Nuno substituted him in the 59th minute for Manor Solomon.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hat
Noun
  • The team released a video introducing the white uniform featuring Honolulu Blue and black designs, along with a blue helmet.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone can go to the brick-and-mortar store at Northwest Stadium or online and buy, for example, an Art Monk T-shirt bearing the Pro Football Hall Fame receiver's likeness in his old uniform and in his Redskins helmet.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of helmet

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