mozzetta
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian mozzetta.
Noun
editmozzetta (plural mozzettas or mozzette)
- A short cape worn by some Catholic clergy.
- 2013 February 26, Gaia Pianigiani, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Benedict XVI to Be Known as Emeritus in Retirement”, in New York Times[1]:
- Benedict, the first pope to resign voluntarily in six centuries, will dress in a simple white cassock, forgoing the mozzetta, the elbow-length cape worn by some Catholic clergymen, the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters at a news briefing.
Translations
editshort cape
Further reading
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin almucia; compare Latin amictus (“clothed, veiled”). Doublet of almuzia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmozzetta f (plural mozzette)
- mozetta (short cape worn by some Catholic clergy)
Further reading
edit- mozzetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- mozzetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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