Meanings
toga1
plural togas · plural togae · plural togæ
- A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga - perhaps too much dice, you know - coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 196 - A loose wrap gown.
- IndonesiaPhilippinescap and gown; ceremonial gown or robe (worn by a graduate, lawyer, judge, professor etc.)
Toga2
- alternativedatedAlternative spelling of Tonga, used until the mid 1940s.
TOGA3
- abbreviationattributiveinitialismuncountableusuallyaeronauticsInitialism of takeoff / go-around (an engine thrust setting, usually the highest).
If you encounter windshear on approach, apply TOGA power and rotate the nose up to just below the stickshaker activation threshold to maximize the aircraft's climb capability.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latintoga
- Englishtoga
Borrowed directly from Latin toga, from tegō (“to clothe”). Doublet of toge. The Philippine (and Indonesian) senses are due to the resemblance of the white ceremonial gowns worn by graduates of institutions to the loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Czech tóga
- tógaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Danish toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Esperanto togo
- togoloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Finnish tooga, tooga
- toogaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- toogaloose wrap gown
French toge
- togeloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
German Toga, Toga
- Togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- Togaloose wrap gown
Greek τόγκα, τήβεννος
- τόγκα (tógka)loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- τήβεννος (tívennos)loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Hungarian tóga
- tógaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Italian toga, toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- togaloose wrap gown
Korean 토가
- 토가 (toga)loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Latin toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Norwegian Bokmål toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Polish toga, toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- togaloose wrap gown
Portuguese toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Romanian togă
- togăloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Russian то́га, то́га
- то́га (tóga)loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- то́га (tóga)loose wrap gown
Slovak tóga
- tógaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Spanish toga, toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
- togaloose wrap gown
Turkish toga
- togaloose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with toga
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Cite this entry
toga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toga
“toga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toga. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toga.
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