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mozzetta

Syllables: moz·zet·taUK/mə(ʊ)ˈzɛtə//moʊˈzɛtə/

mozzetta noun: a short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy.

Noun

mozzetta (plural mozzettas or mozzette)

  1. A short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy.
    • Benedict [XVI], the first pope to resign voluntarily in six centuries, will dress in a simple white cassock, forgoing the mozzetta, the elbow-length cape worn by some Catholic clergymen, the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters at a news briefing.2013 February 26, Gaia Pianigiani, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Benedict XVI to be known as emeritus in retirement”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
    • On that night of his election he [Pope Francis] stepped out on to the balcony overlooking Saint Peter's Square in simple white robes, refusing the fancy red mozzetta or cape that Benedict [XVI] had sported when he had been announced as pope. When told to put on white trousers, he later remembered...2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary: Leader of the Catholic church who pushed for social and economic justice, and an urgent response to the climate crisis”, in Katharine Viner...

mozzetta meaning in Indonesian

mozzetta in Indonesian

short cape with a hood worn by senior clergy
mozeta

Forms of mozzetta

pluralmozzettas
pluralmozzette
alternative formmosette
alternative formmozetta

Origin of mozzetta

Borrowed from a merger of French mozzete (obsolete) (modern French mosette, mossette), and from its etymon Italian mozzetta; further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * from Italian mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mewt- (“cut short”)); or * from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (further etymology unknown) + Italian -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)). The plural form mozzette is borrowed from Italian mozzette. Doublet of mosette.

Words that rhyme with mozzetta

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Questions about mozzetta

What does mozzetta mean?
Mozzetta means a short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy.
What is mozzetta in Indonesian?
Mozzetta in Indonesian is mozeta. See Mozzetta meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is mozzetta?
Mozzetta is a noun.
How do you pronounce mozzetta?
Mozzetta is pronounced /mə(ʊ)ˈzɛtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mozzetta?
The plural of mozzetta is mozzettas.

Words near mozzetta in the dictionary

  1. mozzarelle
  2. mozzed
  3. mozzer
  4. Mozzers
  5. mozzes
  6. mozzetta
  7. mozzettas
  8. mozzette
  9. mozzie
  10. mozzies
  11. mozzing

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