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zucchetto definition

zuc·chetto (zo̵̅o̅ ket′ō, -ə; It tso̵̅o̅ ket′tō̂)

noun pl. zucchettos -·tos or zucchetti -·ti (-tē)

a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic prelates: an abbot's is black, a bishop's purple, a cardinal's red, and the Pope's white

Etymology: altered < It zucchetta, a cap, orig., dim. of zucca, gourd < LL cucutia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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