English

Noun

calotte ‎(plural calottes)

1. a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests
2. (archaic) The vertical central area of the crown of a bird's head.
3. (architecture) A round cavity or depression, in the form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered; used to diminish the rise or elevation of a moderate chapel, alcove, etc. which would otherwise be too high for other pieces of the apartment.
4. (anatomy) The upper (superior) or lower (inferior) half of the globe of the eye.

Synonyms

• (skullcap): zucchetto

Anagrams

• cattelo

French

Etymology

From Italian callotta, from Latin calautica, probably loaned via Ancient Greek from a non-Indo-European language.

Noun

calotte f ‎(plural calottes)

1. zucchetto
2. kippah (Jewish cap)
3. (Belgium) calotte (religious skullcap)
4. cap (of ice)

Derived terms

• calotte glaciare

Italian

Noun

calotte f

1. plural of calotta

Anagrams

• caletto, calettò, coletta