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cook's headgear

English translation: chef's hat

13:43 Mar 19, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: cook's headgear
What do you call a headgear for a cook. It's usally white,made of cloth, which used to prevent bacteria from his/her hair falling in the food.
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Selected answer:chef's hat
Explanation:
It's called a chef's hat.

Hope this helps
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pschmitt
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4 +14chef's hat
pschmitt
4 +1Toque
edlih_be
5chef's cap
Barbara Østergaard
4 +1chef's hat (not toque)
keiva
1hair net
RHELLER


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
chef's hat


Explanation:
It's called a chef's hat.

Hope this helps

pschmitt
Local time: 07:33
PRO pts in pair: 7
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Stoianov
2 mins
agree  swisstell
9 mins
agree  Terry Burgess
9 mins
agree  Kim Metzger
13 mins
agree  Ellemiek Drucker
19 mins
agree  Erika Pavelka (X)
54 mins
agree  Fuad Yahya
56 mins
agree  Sue Goldian
1 hr
agree  jccantrell: that is what we call it in the USA
1 hr
agree  Barbara Østergaard
1 hr
agree  Ang
2 hrs
agree  Tatiana Neroni (X)
3 hrs
agree  John Kinory (X)
20 hrs
agree  ingot: ....yes,but does his head go all the way to the top? :-))
2 days 11 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Toque


Explanation:
Also called a chef's hat, as suggested above.



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Note added at 2002-03-19 14:11:05 (GMT)
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Legend has it that the chef\'s high position entitled him to wear a \"crown\" of sorts, in the same shape as the king\'s, though made out of cloth and without all of those bothersome jewels. The crown-shaped ribs of the royal headdress became the pleats of the toque, originally sewn, and later stiffened with starch.

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mchefhat.html


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Note added at 2002-03-19 16:02:18 (GMT)
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I know that the more commonly used term is \'chef\'s hat\' but the correct term, which is used by a lot of chefs, is \'torque\'.

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Note added at 2002-03-19 16:02:56 (GMT)
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minus the \'r\' of course

edlih_be
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ang: interesting!
2 hrs
  -> Interesting, and true.
agree  msebold: Yup - http://www.hatcenter.com/asp/alphabet.asp?letter=PT
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Michael. Finally, someone who's looked the word up.
agree  Margaret Lagoyianni
3 hrs
  -> thank you Margaret.
disagree  John Kinory (X): Not in current English.
20 hrs
  -> Although a French word, it IS used in current English
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
hair net


Explanation:
another possibility

US regulations require hairnets (for hair below ear) except in gourmet restaurants

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1252

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  John Kinory (X): A hair net made of white cloth?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chef's cap


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

Good luck!

Barbara Østergaard
Denmark
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 12
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chef's hat (not toque)


Explanation:
Toque is the FRENCH word for a chef's hat. However, in english toque does not have that meaning, but rather means a woman's small, brimless, close-fitting hat. (see english dictionary cited below)

A previous response cited http://www.hatcenter.com/asp/alphabet.asp?letter=PT. That site makes this same distinction between the french and english meanings of "toque".

The "chefshat" site listed below offers both english and french versions. It uses the term "chef's hat" in the english version, and "toque" in the french version.


    Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/54/T0275400.html
    Reference: http://www.chefshat.ca/
keiva

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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