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单词 biretta
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bi•ret•ta  (bə retə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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
  1. 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
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