biretta
pronunciation
How to pronounce biretta in British English:
UK [bɪˈretə]
How to pronounce biretta in American English:
US [bəˈrɛtə]
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- Noun:
- a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
Word Origin
- biretta (n.)
- square cap worn by Catholic clergy, 1590s, from Italian beretta, from Late Latin birrus, birrum "large cloak with hood;" perhaps of Gaulish origin, or from Greek pyrros "flame-colored, yellow."
Example
- 1. The pistol he used was a 38 calibre biretta of italian manufacture ; scores of these weapons were captured from the italians in north africa and smuggled back to india by indian soldiers .