capitano

== English == === Etymology === From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain. === Noun === capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani) A head man. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte, who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him. === Anagrams === capotain, copatain, pacation == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput. ==== Alternative forms ==== capitaneo, capitanio, cattano (archaic) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ka.piˈta.no/ Rhymes: -ano Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧no ==== Noun ==== capitano m (plural capitani, feminine (rare or humorous) capitana) (military) captain ===== Derived terms ===== capitanare capitaneria ===== Descendants ===== → Aromanian: cãpitan → English: capitano → Romanian: căpitan === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ka.piˈta.no/ Rhymes: -ano Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧no ==== Verb ==== capitano first-person plural present indicative of capitanare === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈka.pi.ta.no/ Rhymes: -apitano Hyphenation: cà‧pi‧ta‧no ==== Verb ==== capitano third-person plural present indicative of capitare === Anagrams === caponati, panicato