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cotta

cotta

12 9.9
A short white sleeveless garment worn over a long black robe during church services
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒtə/
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  • The choir wore a cotta over their cassocks during the service.

Examples

  • In traditional church services, clergy often wear a cotta as part of their liturgical attire.

  • During the wedding ceremony, the priest donned a cotta to conduct the rites.

  • The dessert course was a panna cotta with a very nice chocolate sauce.

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  • You have the panna cotta, I'll have a tiramisu.

    Triangle of Sadness (2022)

  • And I can make a strawberry panna cotta...

    Paddington 2 (2017)

  • But first, my showcase dessert choice was a panna cotta, which is Italian for cooked cream.

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Synonyms

vestment
vscotta
7 8.5

A special robe that a priest or minister wears for religious services

is a specific short white sleeveless garment worn over a cassock

Compounds

panna cotta
4 4.2

A creamy Italian dessert made from sweetened cream set with gelatin, often with fruit

terra cotta
3 5.4

Hard baked clay used to make pots, tiles, and statues

terra cotta
1 5.0

A brownish-orange color like baked clay

Surface Forms

cotta singular
cottas plural

Etymology

Cotta comes from an old Italian word cotta that meant a short 'coat' or tunic, and it is like the English word coat. So a cotta is a short white garment worn over the cassock in church.