mozzetta Hear it!

mozzetta definition

moz·zetta or mozetta mo·zet′ta (mə zet′ə, mō-)

noun

a short cape with a small hood, worn over the rochet by the pope and other high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church

Etymology: It mozzetta < mozzo, shortened < VL *mutius

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