capa

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish capa. Doublet of cape and cappa. === Noun === capa (countable and uncountable, plural capas) (countable) A Spanish cloak. (uncountable) Fine Cuban tobacco for the outsides of cigars. === Anagrams === AACP, ACPA, APAC, APCA, CAAP, PAAc, paca == Albanian == === Noun === capa inflection of capë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin cappa. Compare Occitan capa. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈka.pə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈka.pa] Rhymes: -apa ==== Noun ==== capa f (plural capes) layer film, skin (layer that forms on the top of certain liquids) Synonym: tel coat (of paint) Synonym: mà cape ===== Derived terms ===== capejar capirot caperó ===== Related terms ===== ===== Collocations ===== aguantar la capa ― to be with a couple, disturbing them in flirting (compare cockblock) (literally, “hold the cape”) anar de capa caiguda ― to have a bad season (literally, “to go with fallen cape”) de capa i espasa ― a fictional genre about wars, cavalry and old times (literally, “about cape and sword”) ==== Further reading ==== “capa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “capa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== capa inflection of capar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.pa/ Homophones: capas, capât === Verb === capa third-person singular past historic of caper == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ [ˈkɑ.pɐ] Rhymes: -apa === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese capa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin cappa. Cognate with Portuguese capa and Spanish capa. ==== Noun ==== capa f (plural capas) cloak, cape runner stone (upper, mobile millstone) each one of the flagstones which tops a wall layer Ese ten máis capas que unha cebola. ― That guy has more layers than an onion. ===== Related terms ===== ==== References ==== Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “capa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “capa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “capa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== capa inflection of capar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Etymology === From a southern dialectal form of capo (“head”), from Latin caput. Compare Neapolitan, Sicilian, Tarantino capa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/ Rhymes: -apa Hyphenation: cà‧pa === Noun === capa f (plural cape) head Synonyms: capo, testa === Noun === capa f (plural cape) (often humorous) female equivalent of capo (“boss”) alternative form of kappa === Anagrams === paca == Latin == === Etymology === From earlier (Late Latin) cappa. === Noun === capa f (genitive capae); first declension (Medieval Latin) alternative form of cappa ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === "capa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “cappa”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC == Malay == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧pa === Noun === capa (Jawi spelling چاڤ, plural capa-capa or capa2) Ngai camphor (Blumea balsamifera) Synonyms: capu, capur, sambung, sembong, telinga kerbau === Further reading === "capa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Neapolitan == === Alternative forms === capo === Etymology === From Latin caput. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkapə/ === Noun === capa f (plural cape) head (the part of the body containing the brain) === References === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 93: “la testa” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin cappa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ Rhymes: -apa Hyphenation: ca‧pa === Noun === capa f (plural capas) cape; cloak ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Fala: capa Galician: capa Portuguese: capa→ Japanese: 合羽→ Kadiwéu: caapa→ Tetum: kapa === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “capa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega DDGM, “capa” UC, “capa” VPM, “capa” == Pagu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃa.pa] === Noun === capa face === References === Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN == Paiwan == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Capa. === Verb === capa to roast; to broil; to bake ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “191786”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎[2] (in Mandarin), Taipei: 財團法人原住民族語言研究發展基金會 [Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation], 2014–2026 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.pa/ Rhymes: -apa Syllabification: ca‧pa === Noun === capa m animal genitive/accusative singular of cap == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -apɐ Hyphenation: ca‧pa === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa. ==== Noun ==== capa f (plural capas) cloak; cape (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back) (printing) cover (front and back of a book or magazine) the front cover or front page of a publication jacket (protective or insulating cover for an object) (bullfighting) cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull) (figurative) cloak (a false pretext or appearance) (geology) a top layer of rock wrapper (outer layer of a cigar) (colloquial) condom ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: 合羽 → Kadiwéu: caapa → Tetum: kapa === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. ==== Noun ==== capa m (plural capas) (Portugal) The name of the Latin script letter K/k, called kay in English. Synonym: (Brazil) cá kappa (name of the Greek letter Κ, κ) ===== See also ===== (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== capa inflection of capar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “capa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “capa”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “capa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sicilian == === Alternative forms === capu === Etymology === From older capu, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ Hyphenation: ca‧pa === Noun === capa f (plural capi) (anatomy) head == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish capa, from Late Latin cappa. Cognate with English cape and cope (“priestly vestment”). Compare English coping (“top layer of a brick wall”) for an English comparable semantic sense of a "layer". ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ [ˈka.pa] Rhymes: -apa Syllabification: ca‧pa ==== Noun ==== capa f (plural capas) cloak, cape (a sleeveless garment hanging from the neck) coat, sheet (a covering of material, such as paint) layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface) guise; pretext ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: capa → Tagalog: kapa === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== capa inflection of capar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “capa”, 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 == Tarantino == === Etymology === From Latin caput. Compare Neapolitan and Sicilian capa. === Noun === capa head