zucchetta
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian zucchetta.
Noun edit
zucchetta (plural zucchettas)
- A tromboncini, a kind of squash.
- The skullcap of an ecclesiastic, covering the tonsure.
- (historical) A form of helmet worn in the 16th century.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zucchetta f (plural zucchette)
- a variety of squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata
References edit
- ^ zucca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)