Toque "طاقية" "taqia" for "hat" originally for something "round" that has an opening. The word toque is Breton for "hat". The spelling with the "que" is Middle Breton, and Modern Breton is spelled tok. Old Breton spells the word toc. The word was borrowed into the French language both for the chef's uniform and the knit cap. A toque blanche (French for "white hat"), often shortened to toque, is a tall, round, pleated, starched white hat worn by chefs. The toque most likely originated as the result of the gradual evolution of head coverings worn by cooks throughout the centuries. Their
Toque macaque are also found in south-western parts of the island including Galle, and Matara districts, near to Kalu Ganga. "M. s. opisthomelas" is recently identified as a separate subspecies. It can be found in the entire south-western region of central hill, (bordered with Ratnapura) and Nuwara Eliya districts. They can be seen around the Hakgala Botanical Garden and other cold climatic montane forest patches. The three recognized subspecies of toque macaques are: "M. s. opisthomelas" is similar to subsp. "aurifrons", but has a long fur and contrasting golden color in the anterior part of its brown cap. The three subspecies can