tuque

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Canada/tuːk/Canada/tjuːk/Canada/tʊk/

noun

a knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and topped by a pom-pom.

OriginCanadian French tuque →
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Meanings

tuque1

nountuque (plural tuques)

plural tuques

  1. Canadaa knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and topped by a pom-pom.
  2. CanadaalternativeAlternative form of toque.

Tuque2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of La Tuque.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of El Tuque.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sock hattobogganwatch cap

Origin

  1. Canadian Frenchtuque
  2. Canadian Frenchtuque
  3. Englishtuque

Borrowed from Canadian French tuque.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tuque

lookdukelukenukechinookflukejukerebukenuczoukukekooktoquemookNuukjookneuksouqcukebashi-bazoukhukenuqueperukespruik
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Cite this entry
APA

tuque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuque

MLA

“tuque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuque. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuque,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuque.

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