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cap.

cap (covering of a spray can)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛ.pi/Brazil/ˈkɛ.pɨ/Portugal
  1. cap (covering of a spray can)

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English capubor. Portuguese cap Unadapted borrowing from English cap.

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