zuc·chet·to (z -k t  , tsk-ktt)n. pl. zuc·chet·tos or zuc·chet·ti (-t  ) A skullcap worn by certain Roman Catholic clerics, varying in color according to rank. [Italian, variant of zucchetta, diminutive of zucca, gourd, head; see zucchini.] |
zucchetto [tsuːˈkɛtəʊ suː- zuː-]
n pl -tos
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a small round skullcap worn by certain ecclesiastics and varying in colour according to the rank of the wearer, the Pope wearing white, cardinals red, bishops violet, and others black
[from Italian, from zucca a gourd, head, from Late Latin cucutia gourd, probably from Latin cucurbita]
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