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toga

/ˈtəʊ.ɡə//ˈtoʊ.ɡə/

toga noun: a loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.

toga: a loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
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Noun (1)

toga (plural togas or togae or togæ)

  1. A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
    • Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga - perhaps too much dice, you know - coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 196
  2. A loose wrap gown.
  3. (Indonesia, Philippines) cap and gown; ceremonial gown or robe (worn by a graduate, lawyer, judge, professor etc.)

Noun (2) capitalized: TOGA

TOGA (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, attributive, initialism, usually) Initialism of takeoff / go-around (an engine thrust setting, usually the highest).
    • If you encounter windshear on approach, apply TOGA power and rotate the nose up to just below the stickshaker activation threshold to maximize the aircraft's climb capability.

Proper noun capitalized: Toga

Toga

  1. (alternative, dated) Alternative spelling of Tonga, used until the mid 1940s.

toga meaning in Marathi

toga in Marathi

loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
टोगा ṭogā
loose wrap gown
टोगा ṭogā

Synonyms of toga

Forms of toga

pluraltogas
pluraltogae
pluraltogæ

Plural of toga: togas or togae

Origin of toga

Borrowed directly from Latin toga, from tegō (“to clothe”). Doublet of toge. The Philippine (and Indonesian) senses are due to the resemblance of the white ceremonial gowns worn by graduates of institutions to the loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.

Words formed from toga

Phrases with toga

Words that rhyme with toga

Questions about toga

What does toga mean?
Toga means a loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
What is toga in Marathi?
Toga in Marathi is टोगा (ṭogā). See Toga meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is toga?
Toga can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce toga?
Toga is pronounced /ˈtəʊ.ɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of toga?
The plural of toga is togas.

Words near toga in the dictionary

  1. tofurky
  2. tofus
  3. tog
  4. tog bag
  5. tog bags
  6. toga
  7. toga parties
  8. toga party
  9. TogaDeku
  10. togae
  11. togaed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: toga (page history and authors); TOGA (page history and authors); Toga (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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