tocco

English translation: graduation hat

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Italian term or phrase:tocco
English translation:graduation hat
Entered by: Derek Smith

13:03 Jul 15, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy
Italian term or phrase: tocco
Hi again
"La consegna del Diploma di Laurea, del Tocco e del Sigillo d’oro dell’Ateneo da parte del Rettore"
OK, so he got the diploma and some kind of gilt seal, but what else did they give 'im? A tocco? lump, chunk... nah
This is about an honorary degree.
TIA
Derek
Derek Smith
Local time: 18:31
cappello dei laureati
Explanation:
il classico cappello nero piatto che viene indossato per la cerimonia di consegna dei diplomi di laurea.

Gianfranco

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Note added at 2002-07-15 13:22:04 (GMT)
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Ho trovato un\'illustrazione in
http://www.groundstrike.com/limoges/artoria/bookdiploma.htm


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Sito con origine e descrizione di vari tipi di abiti e cappelli cerimoniali per professori, laureandi e studenti.

http://www.clark.edu/faculty_staff/jlundy/academic_dress.htm...
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gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 14:31
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Thanks once again Gianfranco, I was wondering what to call it. "Graduation hat" seems good for the US so I'm happy with it (though it's probably too straightforward for Oxbridge).
Cheers
Derek
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4cappello dei laureati
gianfranco
4mortarboard
Sarah Ponting


  

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cappello dei laureati


Explanation:
il classico cappello nero piatto che viene indossato per la cerimonia di consegna dei diplomi di laurea.

Gianfranco

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Note added at 2002-07-15 13:22:04 (GMT)
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Ho trovato un\'illustrazione in
http://www.groundstrike.com/limoges/artoria/bookdiploma.htm


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Note added at 2002-07-15 13:53:56 (GMT) Post-grading
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Sito con origine e descrizione di vari tipi di abiti e cappelli cerimoniali per professori, laureandi e studenti.

http://www.clark.edu/faculty_staff/jlundy/academic_dress.htm...

gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks once again Gianfranco, I was wondering what to call it. "Graduation hat" seems good for the US so I'm happy with it (though it's probably too straightforward for Oxbridge).
Cheers
Derek

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neutral  alitalia: In the USA, it's called a mortarboard!
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mortarboard


Explanation:
In the UK it's definitely a mortarboaard - graduation hat sounds terrible!

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mortarboard with one \"a\"!


\"Mortarboard:
An academic cap topped by a flat square\"

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

The same term is also used in the US - as pointed out by alitalia

Sarah Ponting
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