soutane
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soutane
- /suːˈtɑːn/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).
noun soutanes
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A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
The sight of a soutane, or the sound of a bell, puts them to flight; but the object of greatest abhorrence to them is the Holy Virgin.
Similar: cassock
Translations
Talk about this word "soutane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soutane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. soutane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soutane "soutane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soutane.Cite this
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title = {soutane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soutane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
