BIRETTA


Meaning of BIRETTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈre-tə ]

noun

Etymology: Italian berretta, from Old Occitan berret cap, 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

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