The story
- Italian · borrowed fromzucchetto
- English todayzucchetto
Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zucchetto
Today it means: 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 Full definition →
Italian zucchetto