zucchetto
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zucchetto
- /tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/ UK
- /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛtəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.
noun zucchettos · zuchetto
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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
Similar: calotte
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noun small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
| Español | solideo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주케토 juketo |
| 日本語 | カロッタ karotta |
| 中文 | 小瓜帽 xiǎoguāmào |
| Português | solidéu |
| Français | calotte, submitrale |
| Deutsch | Pileolus, Zucchetto, Soli Deo, Subbirettum, Submitrale, Scheitelkäppchen |
| Italiano | zucchetto |
| Ελληνικά | καλότα kalóta |
| Русский | пиле́олус piléolus |
Talk about this word "zucchetto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zucchetto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zucchetto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zucchetto "zucchetto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zucchetto.Cite this
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