The tuque is as Canadian as hockey itself, or maple syrup, the beaver, the red maple leaf or, for that matter, yellow snow -- yet it has never before been celebrated.

The tuque—the Canadian word for winter beanie—traces its linguistic roots to at least the 18th-century, but the warm cap’s origins go back much further, potentially to ancient Greece.

And in Canada, it’s the tuque (a word believed to be derived from the Spanish word toca): a close-fitting knit cap that has been a symbol of French-Canadian nationalism since at least the 1837 ...

"The Canadian for 'gutter' is 'eavestrough,' which is picturesque," wrote Ms. Glendinning. "Everyone is wearing a 'tuque,' or 'toque,' which in English-English suggests the lofty headgear worn by ...

Being Canadian never looked so good — or cost so much. It’s Zamboni-driver approved, fit for a polar vortex and has links to British royalty. They’re calling it “the world’s best tuque ...