soutane
[ soo-tahn ]
/ suˈtɑn /
noun Ecclesiastical.
a cassock.
Origin of soutane
1830–40; < French < Italian
sottana, feminine of
sottano placed below, equivalent to
sott(o) below (< Latin
subtus) +
-ano
-an; form of the French word influenced by
sous under
Words nearby soutane
soused,
souslik,
sousse,
soustelle,
soutache,
soutane,
soutenu,
souter,
souterrain,
south,
south africa
Example sentences from the Web for soutane
British Dictionary definitions for soutane
soutane
/ (suːˈtæn) /
noun
RC Church
a priest's cassock
Word Origin for soutane
C19: from French, from Old Italian
sottana, from Medieval Latin
subtanus (adj) (worn) beneath, from Latin
subtus below