zucchetto

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (gourd, squash), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtəʊ

Noun

zucchetto (plural zucchettos)

  1. 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

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Italian

zucchetto nero

Etymology

From zucca (gourd, squash) + -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsukˈket.to/, /dzukˈket.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: zuc‧chét‧to

Noun

zucchetto m (plural zucchetti)

  1. zucchetto, calotte (small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy)

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