zucchetto

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UK/tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/US/(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/

noun

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

Similar
calotte
OriginItalian zucchetto →
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Meanings

nounzucchetto (plural zucchettos)

plural zucchettos · alternative zuchetto

  1. 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

    Synonyms: calotte

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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

Similar
calotte
Also see
calotte

Origin

  1. Italianzucchetto
  2. Englishzucchetto

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

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Translations

Catalan solideu
  • solideusmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Chinese Mandarin 小瓜帽
  • 小瓜帽 (xiǎoguāmào)small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Dutch solideo, pileolus
  • solideosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • pileolussmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • zucchettosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • solideetjesmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • kalotsmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Esperanto vertoĉapo, papoĉapo
  • vertoĉaposmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • papoĉaposmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • pileolosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • solideosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Finnish zucchetto
  • zucchettosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
French calotte, submitrale
  • calottesmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • submitralesmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
German Pileolus, Zucchetto
  • Pileolussmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • Zucchettosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • Soli Deosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • Subbirettumsmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • Submitralesmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • Scheitelkäppchensmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • Kalottesmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Greek καλότα
  • καλότα (kalóta)small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Hungarian soli deo, pileólus
  • soli deosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • pileólussmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Italian zucchetto
  • zucchettosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Japanese カロッタ
  • カロッタ (karotta)small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Korean 주케토
  • 주케토 (juketo)small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Latin pileolus
  • pileolussmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Latvian piuska, pileolusu
  • piuskasmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
  • pileolususmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Polish piuska
  • piuskasmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Portuguese solidéu
  • solidéusmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Russian пиле́олус
  • пиле́олус (piléolus)small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Spanish solideo
  • solideosmall skullcap worn by Catholic clergy
Ukrainian піле́олус
  • піле́олус (piléolus)small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zucchetto

palmettostilettolibrettoamarettofalsettodolcettoquartettocornettoconcettoamorettocaprettocavettoin pettolazarettostretto
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Cite this entry
APA

zucchetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zucchetto

MLA

“zucchetto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zucchetto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zucchetto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zucchetto.

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