zucchetto
noun
a small, round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, a priest's being black, a bishop's violet, a cardinal's red, and the pope's white; calotte.
zucchettos
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pluralof zucchetto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As galas go, Becket’s is a doozy, with guests sporting kippahs, turbans and zucchettos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Florence Cooper, a tourist from Vancouver, stumbled upon a group of them on Monday dressed in their distinctive black cassocks and scarlet buttons, fascias and zucchettos.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2018
