ferraiolo

English

A bishop wearing a purple ferraiolo.
A cardinal wearing a red ferraiolo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ferraiolo.

Noun

ferraiolo (plural ferraiolos or ferraioli)

  1. A kind of cape worn by Catholic clergy over the shoulders, extending down to the ankles and tied in the front.
    Synonym: ferraiolone

Translations

Translations

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fer.raˈjɔ.lo/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: fer‧ra‧iò‧lo

Etymology 1

Refers to a type of garment historically imported into Italy from Spain,[3] and so presumably calqued from Spanish herreruelo (as ferraio +‎ -olo), q.v.

Noun

ferraiolo m (plural ferraioli)

  1. ferraiolo (kind of cape)
    Synonyms: mantello, tabarro

Etymology 2

From ferraio +‎ -olo.

Noun

ferraiolo m (plural ferraioli)

  1. an iron worker, especially one who makes the iron reinforcement rods

References

  1. ^ ferraiolo1 in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. ^ ferraiolo2 in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  3. ^ ferraiòlo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

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