cotta
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English
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin cotta (“clerical tunic”).
Noun
cotta (plural cottas)
- A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
- 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 131:
- ‘The confidence of the very rich,’ thought Father Carter watching Binkie shaking out albs and cottas and calling rather loudly to the organist.
- A kind of coarse woolen blanket.
Etymology 2
Noun
cotta (plural cottas)
- Alternative form of katha (“unit of area”)
See also
(terms etymologically unrelated):
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French cotte, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuttô.
Noun
cotta f (plural cotte)
Derived terms
- cotta d'arme (“surcoat”)
- cotta di maglia (“chain mail”)
Etymology 2
From cotto (“cooked”), past participle of cuocere.
Adjective
cotta
Noun
cotta f (plural cotte)
Further reading
Latin
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