cotta

cotta means A barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cotta (“clerical tunic”).

name

A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.e.g.“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:
A kind of coarse woolen blanket.

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

surplice 66% match — A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures. vs cotta →
courtepy 60% match — A short coat of coarse cloth. vs cotta →
rochet 60% match — A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church. vs cotta →
coatdress 59% match — A dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front vs cotta →
mantelletta 59% match — A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates. vs cotta →
cyclas 59% match — A long gown or surcoat, cut off at the front, worn in the Middle Ages, sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold. vs cotta →
cloaklet 59% match — A short cloak vs cotta →
cotehardie 58% match — A mid to late 14th century unisex garment tailored to fit the torso and arms, usually with a row of buttons down the front as well as down each fitted sleeve from the elbow to the wrist. Women's coathardies trailed on the floor, but those for men could be cut very short. vs cotta →