capítulo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”). Doublet of cabido, which is inherited.
=== Noun ===
capítulo m (plural capítulos)
chapter (section in a book)
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
capitolo (obsolete)
capítolo (obsolete)
capitulo (pre-reform spelling)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”), diminutive Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Compare the inherited doublet cabido.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo
=== Noun ===
capítulo m (plural capítulos)
chapter (section in a book)
chapter (administrative division of an organization)
==== Related terms ====
secção
=== Further reading ===
“capítulo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“capítulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum. Compare the inherited doublet of cabildo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈpitulo/ [kaˈpi.t̪u.lo]
Rhymes: -itulo
Syllabification: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo
=== Noun ===
capítulo m (plural capítulos)
chapter
==== Descendants ====
→ Cebuano: kapitulo
=== Further reading ===
“capítulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025