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capelo.

cowl (monk’s hood)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈpe.lu/Brazil/kɐˈpe.lu/Portugal
  1. cowl (monk’s hood)

    masculine
  2. red hat worn by cardinals, or a galero (hat worn by clergy)

    masculine
  3. knit cap worn by nuns or widows

    masculine
  4. dossel

    masculine
  5. one with a doctorate

    masculine
  6. a type of fish

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Old Galician-Portuguese capelo, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus (“hat”), diminutive from Late Latin cappa, or less likely through Italian cappello (although this probably applies in the sense of a cardinal's red hat). Doublet of chapéu, which came through French.

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