Cotta Meaning
/kˈɑtə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
nounA kind of coarse woolen blanket.
Sentence Examples
I make panna cotta without using gelatin.
I planted some onions in the terra cotta pot.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The choir member wore a white ____ over her robe during the service.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I make panna ____ without using gelatin.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin cotta (“clerical tunic”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She wore a short surcoat of scarlet, cut low around the shoulders, sleeveless, reaching just below her hips, like the tabards worn by medieval heralds. Over it she wore a laced-edged cotta."
— 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 25:
"‘The confidence of the very rich,’ thought Father Carter watching Binkie shaking out albs and cottas and calling rather loudly to the organist."
— 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 131:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The choir member wore a white ____ over her robe during the service.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I make panna ____ without using gelatin.