zucchetto

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
25
Words With Friends
27
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/ (UK)
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/tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/ (UK) · /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/ (US)

Definition of zucchetto

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cucurbita Late Latin cucutia Italian zucca Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -etto Italian zucchettobor. English zucchetto Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.

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