zucchetto noun. [tsʊ'kɛtǝʊ] Pl. -ttos, -tti [-tǝ]. Also zucchetta [-t@]. M19.
[Italian zucchetta dim. of zucca gourd, head.]
The skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals, and white for the Pope.

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