toga
nounUK /ˈtəʊ.ɡə/ · US /ˈtoʊ.ɡə/
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.
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.)