cotta
Americannoun
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a surplice.
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a short surplice, sleeveless or with short sleeves, worn especially by choristers.
noun
Etymology
Origin of cotta
1840–50; < Medieval Latin, variant of cota kind of tunic. See coat
Example Sentences
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A special “Chef’s Table” meal featured pumpkin and ginger soup, a duo of rock lobster and beef tenderloin, and a carrot panna cotta dessert, Moraes posted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Even panna cotta has more in common with a Jell-O salad than most food critics would care to admit.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
Otherwise, the cinematography is fantastic with dramatic lighting and playful flourishes: slow-motion sparklers on a birthday cake, aerial shots of panna cotta, an introductory credits sequence in which wine and whiskey glasses explode in mid-air.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024
Standing by the lectern to turn the pages of the missal was Robin in scarlet cassock and white linen cotta.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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