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cotta
[ kot-uh, kaw-tuh ]
/ ˈkɒt ə, ˈkɔ tə /
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noun Ecclesiastical.
a surplice.
a short surplice, sleeveless or with short sleeves, worn especially by choristers.
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Origin of cotta
1840–50; <Medieval Latin, variant of cota kind of tunic. See coat
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cotta
/ (ˈkɒtə) /
noun
RC Church a short form of surplice
Word Origin for cotta
C19: from Italian: tunic, from Medieval Latin; see coat
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