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capa.

cloak; cape (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.pɐ/Brazil/ˈka.pɐ/Portugal
  1. cloak; cape (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)

    feminine
  2. cover (front and back of a book or magazine)

    feminine
  3. the front cover or front page of a publication

    feminine
  4. jacket (protective or insulating cover for an object)

    feminine
  5. cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull)

    feminine
  6. cloak (a false pretext or appearance)

    feminine · figuratively
  7. a top layer of rock

    feminine
  8. wrapper (outer layer of a cigar)

    feminine
  9. condom

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa.

noun/ˈka.pɐ/Brazil/ˈka.pɐ/Portugal
  1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k, called kay in English.

    Portugal · masculine
  2. kappa (name of the Greek letter Κ, κ)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Phoenician 𐤊 (k /⁠kāp⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa)bor. Late Latin cappalbor. Portuguese capa Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa.

verb/ˈka.pɐ/Brazil/ˈka.pɐ/Portugal
  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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