name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈtəʊ.ɡə/
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US:/ˈtoʊ.ɡə/
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rhymes with -əʊɡə
CMU ARPABET:T OW1 G AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of Tonga, used until the mid 1940s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A loose wrap gown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
cap and gown; ceremonial gown or robe (worn by a graduate, lawyer, judge, professor etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indonesia, Philippines
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Initialism of takeoff / go-around (an engine thrust setting, usually the highest).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, initialism, uncountable, usually
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.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: cloak
Narrower terms: toga virilis
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Czech:
tóga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Danish:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Esperanto:
togo
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Finnish:
tooga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
French:
toge
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Middle French:
togue
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Galician:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
German:
Toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Greek:
τόγκα
(tógka)
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Greek:
τήβεννος
(tívennos)
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Hungarian:
tóga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Italian:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Korean:
토가
(toga)
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Latin:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Maltese:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Marathi:
टोगा
(ṭogā)
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Norwegian Bokmål:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Norwegian Nynorsk:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Polish:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Portuguese:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Romanian:
togă
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Russian:
то́га
(tóga)
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Slovak:
tóga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Spanish:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
Turkish:
toga
— loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome
