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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
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