zucchetto

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

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

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

See zucchetto in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. zuc·chet·tos or zuc·chet·ti (-tē)

A skullcap worn by certain Roman Catholic clerics, varying in color according to rank.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , variant of zucchetta

Origin: , diminutive of zucca, gourd, head; see zucchini

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