n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' re-t ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian berretta, from Old Occitan berret capitalized, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus cloak with a hood, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish berr short
Date: 1598
: a square cap with three ridges on top worn by clergymen especially of the Roman Catholic Church
biretta