"biretta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: birettas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian biretta, berretta. Doublet of beret. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|biretta}} Italian biretta, {{doublet|en|beret}} Doublet of beret Head templates: {{en-noun}} biretta (plural birettas)
  1. A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations. Wikipedia link: biretta Categories (topical): Clerical vestments, Headwear Derived forms: biretta'd Translations (square cap): birreta [feminine] (Catalan), 四角帽 (sìjiǎomào) (Chinese Mandarin), barrette [feminine] (French), Birett [neuter] (German), birréad [masculine] (Irish), berretta [feminine] (Italian), ビレッタ帽 (birettabō) (Japanese), biret [masculine] (Polish), barrete [masculine] (Portuguese), birreta [feminine] (Spanish), bireta (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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