cotta

[ kot-uh, kaw-tuh ]

nounEcclesiastical.
  1. a surplice.

  2. a short surplice, sleeveless or with short sleeves, worn especially by choristers.

Origin of cotta

1
1840–50; <Medieval Latin, variant of cota kind of tunic. See coat

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cotta

/ (ˈkɒtə) /


noun
  1. RC Church a short form of surplice

Origin of cotta

1
C19: from Italian: tunic, from Medieval Latin; see coat

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