cappa

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæpə/ Rhymes: -æpə Homophone: kappa === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capa and cape. ==== Noun ==== cappa (plural cappae) (palynology) The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain. ===== Related terms ===== cappa magna cappula === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== cappa (plural cappas) (colloquial) A cappuccino. === Anagrams === AACPP == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/ Homophone: kappa Rhymes: -appa Hyphenation: càp‧pa === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin cappa. ==== Noun ==== cappa f (plural cappe) sleeveless coat; cloak cowl, hood tarpaulin cape ===== Derived terms ===== cappotto (“overcoat”) ===== Related terms ===== accappare cappella cappello scappare ===== Descendants ===== → Aromanian: capã === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). ==== Noun ==== cappa m or f (invariable) The name of the Latin script letter K/k.; kay ==== See also ==== (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta === Further reading === cappa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cappa3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Alternative forms === capa, cappus, capus === Etymology === Of disputed origin; the leading theory is that it is perhaps a shortened form of capitulāre, from caput (“head”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkap.pa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkap.pa] === Noun === cappa f (genitive cappae); first declension (Late Latin) cape, cloak (usu. with a hood) raincape or riding cloak (Medieval Latin) cope (a long, rich ceremonial vestment) (Medieval Latin) headwear, cap (transferred) the uppermost or protective part of any assembly ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== *excappāre cappella cappellus ==== Descendants ==== === References === "cappa", 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 == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *kappā, from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of cæppe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑp.pɑ/ === Noun === cappa m a long tunic with a hood; huke ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Related terms ==== cæppe == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ [ˈka.pa] Rhymes: -apa Syllabification: cap‧pa === Noun === cappa f (plural cappas) kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ Synonym: kappa === Further reading === “cappa”, 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