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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ber•ret•ta (bə ret′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]- Clothingbiretta.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: berretta /bɪˈrɛtə/ n - a variant spelling of biretta
bi•ret•ta (bə ret′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
Also, berretta, birretta. - Medieval Latin birrettum cap, equivalent. to Late Latin birr(us) birrus + -ettum -et; apparently by the development: hooded cloak hood cap; compare Medieval Latin (ca. 800) byrrus short hood (cuculla brevis)
- Old Provencal berret
- Italian berretta, feminine variant of berretto
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: biretta, berretta /bɪˈrɛtə/ n - a stiff clerical cap having either three or four upright pieces projecting outwards from the centre to the edge: coloured black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals, and white for certain members of religious orders
Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian berretta, from Old Provençal berret, from Late Latin birrus hooded cape |