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capa.

cloak, cape (a sleeveless garment hanging from the neck)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkapa/[ˈka.pa]
  1. cloak, cape (a sleeveless garment hanging from the neck)

    feminine
  2. coat, sheet (a covering of material, such as paint)

    feminine
  3. layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)

    feminine
  4. guise; pretext; cloak; cover

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish capa, from Late Latin cappa. Cognate with English cape and cope (“priestly vestment”). Compare English coping (“top layer of a brick wall”) for an English comparable semantic sense of a "layer".

verb
  1. inflection of capar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of capar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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