Fifty-four is 'o cappiello, the hat. Cappello breaks to cappiello by the same rule that runs through 49 and 53.
It belongs to the board's clothing group with the tailcoat at 64, and both are the dress of someone slightly grander than the person consulting the list.
- 54
- 'O cappiello
- the hat
- Row 51–60 of the tabellone
Where the figure comes from
None on record.
Other things filed on 54
A vulture (avvoltoio)
A balcony (balcone)
A charlatan (ciarlatano)
A tuft of hair (ciuffo)
A bill (conto)
A family (famiglia)
Sleeping oxen (bovi dormenti)
In Neapolitan life
The dictionary files a charlatan on this square alongside the hat, which reads like a compiler's aside about who wears one.
54 in the smorfia — frequently asked
Any hat. Neapolitan uses cappiello generally; the board does not specify a kind.
Only by theme. The board keeps a small wardrobe of clothes grander than its readers wore, and scatters it.