zucchetto
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Cardinal_zucchetto_2003_modified_2008-15-08.jpg/200px-Cardinal_zucchetto_2003_modified_2008-15-08.jpg)
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]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Zucchetto.jpg/220px-Zucchetto.jpg)
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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