biretta
noun/bɪˈretə/
/bɪˈretə/
- a square cap worn by Roman Catholic priestsWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian berretta or Spanish birreta, based on late Latin birrus ‘hooded cape’. Compare with beret.
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