mozzetta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from a merger of French mozzete (obsolete) (modern French mosette, mossette), and from its etymon Italian mozzetta; further etymology uncertain, possibly either: from Italian mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mewt- (“cut short”)); or from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (further etymology unknown) + Italian -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)). The plural form mozzette is borrowed from Italian mozzette. Doublet of mosette. === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mə(ʊ)ˈzɛtə/, (following the Italian pronunciation) /mɔːtˈt͡sɛtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /moʊˈzɛtə/, [-ɾə] Rhymes: -ɛtə Hyphenation: moz‧zet‧ta Plural (mozzette): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mə(ʊ)ˈzɛteɪ/, (following the Italian pronunciation) /mɔːtˈt͡sɛteɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /moʊˈzɛteɪ/, [-ɾeɪ] Hyphenation: moz‧zet‧te === Noun === mozzetta (plural mozzettas or mozzette) (Roman Catholicism) A short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy. Coordinate terms: cope, mantum, pellegrina ==== Alternative forms ==== mosette (obsolete, rare) mozetta ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === mozzetta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “mozzetta, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “mozzetta, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Italian == === Etymology === Etymology uncertain, possibly either: from mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mewt- (“cut short”)); or from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (compare Latin amictus (“clothed, veiled”); further etymology unknown) + -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)). Doublet of almuzia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /motˈt͡set.ta/ Rhymes: -etta Hyphenation: moz‧zét‧ta === Noun === mozzetta f (plural mozzette) mozzetta (short cape with a hood worn by senior clergy) ==== Descendants ==== → French: mosette→ English: mosette → English: mozzetta === Further reading === mozzetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it mozzetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === mazzetto