What does toque in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word toque in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use toque in French.

The word toque in French means chef's hat, head chef, pillbox hat, nutty, nuts, mad about , crazy about , nuts about, mad about , crazy about , nuts about, wearing a chef's hat, fan, nut, buff, knock on, knock at, tap on, tap at, rap on, rap at, fall for, chef's hat, jockey skull, jockey skull cap, jockey helmet, judge's cap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word toque

chef's hat

nom féminin (coiffe d'un cuisinier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tout cuisinier qui se respecte porte une toque
Any self-respecting chef wears a chef's hat.

head chef

nom féminin (chef cuisinier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon frère est une toque renommée.
My brother is a renowned head chef.

pillbox hat

nom féminin (chapeau haut et cylindrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette toque lui va à ravir.
That pillbox hat looks great on her.

nutty, nuts

adjectif (un peu fou) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il est très fantaisiste, un peu toqué.
He is a real dreamer; a bit nutty.

mad about , crazy about , nuts about

locution adjectivale (passionné) (informal)

Elle est vraiment toquée d'équitation.
She's really nuts about horse riding.

mad about , crazy about , nuts about

adjectif (amoureux) (informal)

Julie est vraiment toquée pour ce garçon.
Julie's absolutely crazy about that boy.

wearing a chef's hat

adjectif (familier (muni d'une toque)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce cuisinier est toqué.
The chef is wearing a chef's hat.

fan, nut, buff

(passionné) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille est une toquée d'équitation.
My daughter is a horse riding nut.

knock on, knock at, tap on, tap at, rap on, rap at

verbe transitif indirect (familier (frapper à [qch])

Il toque à la porte, mais personne ne répond.

fall for

(être attiré par)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Il s'est toqué de la nouvelle responsable du courrier.

chef's hat

nom féminin (cuisine : chapeau de chef)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il gagna sa toque de cuisinier et ouvrit son restaurant.

jockey skull, jockey skull cap, jockey helmet

nom féminin (bombe de cavalier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle enfile sa toque de jockey et attelle son cheval au sulky.

judge's cap

nom féminin (chapeau de juge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La toque du juge change en fonction du type de tribunal.

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