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zucchetto

UK/tsʊˈkɛtəʊ//(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/

zucchetto 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.

zucchetto: a small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's...
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Noun

zucchetto (plural zucchettos)

  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

zucchetto meaning in Tamil

zucchetto in Tamil

கிறித்தவ மதகுருவின மென்பட்டுத் தொப்பி

Synonyms of zucchetto

Forms of zucchetto

pluralzucchettos
alternative formzuchetto

Origin of zucchetto

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

Words that rhyme with zucchetto

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Questions about zucchetto

What does zucchetto mean?
Zucchetto 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.
What is zucchetto in Tamil?
Zucchetto in Tamil is கிறித்தவ மதகுருவின மென்பட்டுத் தொப்பி. See Zucchetto meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zucchetto?
Zucchetto is a noun.
How do you pronounce zucchetto?
Zucchetto is pronounced /tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of zucchetto?
The plural of zucchetto is zucchettos.

Words near zucchetto in the dictionary

  1. Zuccaro
  2. Zuccaros
  3. Zucced
  4. zucchetta
  5. zucchettas
  6. zucchetto
  7. zucchettos
  8. zucchina
  9. zucchine
  10. zucchini
  11. zucchinilike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zucchetto (page history and authors); zucchetto (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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