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Also known as pilus, pilos, pileus, pileolus, submitrale, soli deo, berettino, calotte

thumb|right|Cardinal Franciszek Macharski with a scarlet zucchetto The zucchetto (, also , , ; meaning 'small gourd', from zucca 'pumpkin' or more generally 'gourd'; plural in English: zucchettos) or solideo, officially a pileolus, is a small, hemispherical, form-fitting ecclesiastical skullcap worn by clerics of the Catholic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, and by senior clergy in certain denominations of Lutheranism, Anglicanism, and Methodism.

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  • History
  • Construction and design
  • Colors
  • Usage
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Footnotes
  • Bibliography
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thumb|right|Cardinal Franciszek Macharski with a scarlet zucchetto The zucchetto (, also , , ; meaning 'small gourd', from zucca 'pumpkin' or more generally 'gourd'; plural in English: zucchettos) or solideo, officially a pileolus, is a small, hemispherical, form-fitting ecclesiastical skullcap worn by clerics of the Catholic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, and by senior clergy in certain denominations of Lutheranism, Anglicanism, and Methodism.

It is also called a pilus, pilos, pileus, pileolo, subbiretum, submitrale, soli deo, berrettino, calotte or calotta.

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