capaz

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 18th century. Ultimately from Latin capāx. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kɑˈpaθ], (western) [kɑˈpas] === Adjective === capaz m or f (plural capaces) able, capable === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “capaz”, 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), “capaz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “capaz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Macanese == === Etymology === From Portuguese capaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈpas/, /kaˈpaʃ/ === Adjective === capaz well-taught intelligent capable daring === References === https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/capaz/ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#c == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin capāx. === Pronunciation === (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐˈpa(j)s/ Homophone: capais (Brazil) Hyphenation: ca‧paz === Adjective === capaz m or f (plural capazes) able, capable ==== Related terms ==== capacidade ==== Descendants ==== Kabuverdianu: kapás Macanese: capaz === Interjection === capaz! (South Brazil) no way! (expresses disbelief, sometimes ironically) (South Brazil) no problem; don't mention it (polite response to a thank you) === Further reading === “capaz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “capaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin capācem (“capable, able”). Compare Portuguese capaz, Galician capaz, French capace, English capacious. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈpaθ/ [kaˈpaθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kaˈpas/ [kaˈpas] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ca‧paz === Adjective === capaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural capaces) able, capable Synonym: hábil ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === capaz (Canary Islands, Latin America, sometimes with subjunctive) maybe, perhaps ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “capaz”, 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 “capaz”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010 “capaz”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 === Anagrams === pazca