zucchetto
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Cardinal_zucchetto_2003_modified_2008-15-08.jpg.webp)
Alternative forms
- zuchetto (non-standard)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɛtəʊ
Noun
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
small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
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Further reading
zucchetto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
![](Images/wiktionary/Zucchetto.jpg.webp)
zucchetto nero
Etymology
From zucca (“gourd, squash”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsukˈket.to/, /dzukˈket.to/
- Rhymes: -etto
- Hyphenation: zuc‧chét‧to
Noun
zucchetto m (plural zucchetti)
- zucchetto, calotte (small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy)
Further reading
zucchetto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it