zucchetta

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchetta.

Noun

zucchetta (plural zucchettas)

  1. A tromboncini, a kind of squash.
  2. The skullcap of an ecclesiastic, covering the tonsure.
  3. (historical) A form of helmet worn in the 16th century.

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */d͡zukˈket.ta/, (traditional) */t͡sukˈket.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: zuc‧chét‧ta

Noun

zucchetta f (plural zucchette)

  1. a variety of squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata

References
  1. zucca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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