zucchetto

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

calotte

Synonymes

beanie

skull cap

yarmulke

topi

Kipa

pileolus

kippah

Traductions

Pileolus

καλότα

zucchetto

solideo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.