zucchetto
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- zuchetto (non-standard)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zucchetto (plural zucchettos)
- A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy
- Synonym: calotte
Translations[edit]
small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
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Further reading[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From zucca (“gourd, squash”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zucchetto m (plural zucchetti)
- (Roman Catholicism) zucchetto, calotte (small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy)
- (uncommon) Diminutive of zucca; zucchini
References[edit]
- ^ zucca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading[edit]
- zucchetto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- zucchetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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