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cabo.

cape (piece of land extending beyond the coast)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.bu/Brazil/ˈka.bu/Portugal[ˈka.βu]Portugal/ˈka.bu/Portugal, Southern
  1. cape (piece of land extending beyond the coast)

    masculine
  2. the final steps or moments of an event

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabo (“besides; nearby”), from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Doublet of caput, chefe, and chef.

noun/ˈka.bu/Brazil/ˈka.bu/Portugal[ˈka.βu]Portugal/ˈka.bu/Portugal, Southern
  1. corporal (rank below a sergeant)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. head man (person in charge of an organisation or group)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabo (“besides; nearby”), from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Doublet of caput, chefe, and chef.

noun/ˈka.bu/Brazil/ˈka.bu/Portugal[ˈka.βu]Portugal/ˈka.bu/Portugal, Southern
  1. cable (strong, large-diameter wire or rope)

    masculine
  2. cable (assembly of wires used for electrical power or data circuits)

    masculine
  3. a long handle; a shaft

    masculine
  4. any rope in a ship except the bell rope and the clock rope

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese caboo, from Late Latin capulum (“rope; halter”), from Latin capiō (“to seize”). Doublet of cacho.

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