zucchetto

noun

zuc·​chet·​to zu̇-ˈke-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce zucchetto (audio)
tsü-
plural zucchettos
: a small round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics in colors that vary according to the rank of the wearer

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In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022 After a couple of minutes, he was given his own zucchetto, and left the stage, to applause. Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2021 The first stop is a zimarra, fascia and zucchetto (a caped version of the long soutane, a belt and skullcap) worn by John Paul II. Rosemary Feitelberg | Wwd, latimes.com, 7 May 2018 Florence Cooper, a tourist from Vancouver, stumbled upon a group of them on Monday dressed in their distinctive black cassocks and scarlet buttons, fascias and zucchettos. New York Times, 9 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Italian, diminutive of zucca gourd, head

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zucchetto was in 1853

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“Zucchetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zucchetto. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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