Definitions for berrettas

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berrettas ber·ret·ta

Spelling: [buh-ret-uh]

IPA: /bəˈrɛt ə/

Berrettas is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 340 anagrams from letters in berrettas (abeerrstt).

Definitions for berrettas

noun

1. biretta.
2. a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.

Origin of berrettas

1590-1600; Italian berretta, feminine variant of berretto Old Provençal berret Medieval Latin birrettum cap, equivalent to Late Latin birr(us) birrus + -ettum

Examples for berrettas

The stockings, gloves, skull cap and berretta are of scarlet.

Why did you refuse the berretta, and almost at the last moment?

The men wear a flat Scotch cap of some bright colour, and call it ‘berretta.’

He put on his berretta and left the room, the other men following him.

berretta in mano non fece mai danno—Cap in hand never harmed any one.