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

Etymology 1

Refers to a type of garment historically imported into Italy from Spain,[1] 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
  • Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “ferraiolo3”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 5, page 853, page 854
  1. ferraiòlo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
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