mozzetta

English

Three people wearing mozzettas over rochets.

Alternative forms

• mozetta

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mozzetta.

Noun

mozzetta (plural mozzettas or mozzette)

1. A short cape worn by some Catholic clergy.
   • 2013 February 26, Gaia Pianigiani, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Benedict XVI to Be Known as Emeritus in Retirement”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Benedict, the first pope to resign voluntarily in six centuries, will dress in a simple white cassock, forgoing the mozzetta, the elbow-length cape worn by some Catholic clergymen, the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters at a news briefing.

Translations

short cape

• Catalan: musseta f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肩衣 (jiānyī)

• French: mosette (fr) f
• German: Mozetta f
• Italian: mozzetta f
• Japanese: モッツェッタ (mottsetta)
• Polish: mucet (pl)
• Portuguese: mozeta f, murça (pt) f
• Spanish: muceta f

Further reading

• mozzetta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin almucia; compare Latin amictus (“clothed, veiled”). Doublet of almuzia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motˈt͡set.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: moz‧zét‧ta

Noun

mozzetta f (plural mozzette)

1. mozetta (short cape worn by some Catholic clergy)

Further reading

• mozzetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• mozzetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• mazzetto