ferraiolo

English

A bishop wearing a purple ferraiolo.

A cardinal wearing a red ferraiolo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ferraiolo.

Noun

ferraiolo (plural ferraiolos or ferraioli)

1. A kind of cape worn by Catholic clergy over the shoulders, extending down to the ankles and tied in the front.

   Synonym: ferraiolone

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: papinkappa
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: ferraiolo (it) m
• Maltese: firjol m
• Polish: peleryna (pl) f
• Sicilian: firriolu (scn) m

Italian

Alternative forms

• ferraiuolo, ferragiolo (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Refers to a type of garment historically imported into Italy from Spain, and so presumably calqued from Spanish herreruelo (as ferraio +‎ -olo), q.v.

Noun

ferraiolo m (plural ferraioli)

1. ferraiolo (kind of cape)

   Synonyms: mantello, tabarro

Etymology 2

From ferraio +‎ -olo.

Noun

ferraiolo m (plural ferraioli)

1. an iron worker, especially one who makes the iron reinforcement rods

References

• Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “ferraiolo³”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 5, page 853, page 854