tuque

American  

[took, tyook] / tuk, tyuk /

noun

1. a heavy stocking cap worn in Canada.

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tuque British  

/ tuːk /

noun

1. a knitted cap with a long tapering end

2. Also called: toque.  a close-fitting knitted hat often with a tassel or pompom

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Etymology

Origin of tuque

1870–75; < Canadian French, variant of French toque toque

Example Sentences

Buoy offered a friendly, arms-wide-open greeting, then deftly plucked the youth’s black tuque from his head and tossed it two seat rows behind him.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

And you can’t do that while staring through the Kraken-logo’d game sweater, tuque, earrings, belt and track pants of the fan in front of you.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Each head was adorned with a tuque made from black and red broadcloth, with beaded or braided band around the head.

From Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Hubbard, Mina Benson

Tempus edax rerum, tuque invidiosa vetustas omnia destruis.

From A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 by Thicknesse, Philip

In the meanwhile old McGurn was busy in the store and Sophy put on her woollen tuque and her mitts.

From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)