zucchettos

  • 1zucchettos — n. skullcap worn by Catholic priests …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2zucchetto — /zooh ket oh/; It. /tsoohk ket taw/, n., pl. zucchettos, It. zucchetti / tee/. a small, round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, a priest s being black, a bishop s violet, a cardinal s red, and the pope s white; calotte. [1850 55; <&#8230; …

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  • 3zucchetto — [tsʊ kɛtəʊ] noun (plural zucchettos) a Roman Catholic cleric s skullcap: black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal, and white for the Pope. Origin C19: from Ital. zucchetta, dimin. of zucca gourd, head …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 4zucchetto — /tsuˈkɛtoʊ/ (say tsooh ketoh), /zu / (say zooh ) noun (plural zucchettos) a small, round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, a priest s being black, a bishop s violet, a cardinal s red, and the pope s white. {incorrect variant of&#8230; …

  • 5zucchetto — [zo͞o ket′ō, zo͞o ket′ə; ] It [ tso͞o ket′tō̂] n. pl. zucchettos or It. zucchetti [tso͞o ket′tē] [altered &LT; It zucchetta, a cap, orig., dim. of zucca, gourd &LT; LL cucutia] a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic prelates: an abbot s is black, a&#8230; …

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