kaap.
a cape, headland
Meaning & usage
a cape, headland
Kaap de Goede Hoop
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput.
privateering, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's government
Where this word comes from
Perhaps related to kopen (“to buy, trade”), possibly from Old Frisian kāp (“purchase”), or otherwise from Latin capio (“I seize”). Attested before kapen; originally only attested in the phrase ter kaap varen.
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