Catalan

Noun

capa f ‎(plural capes)

1. layer

   Al Photoshop s'usen diferents capes per tractar la imatge.

   In Photoshop different layers are used to work with images.

   La capa d'ozó està en perill.

   The ozone layer is endangered.

2. cape

   El duc portava una capa molt maca.

   The duke was wearing a very beautiful cape.

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapa/
• Homophones: capas, capât

Verb

capa

1. third-person singular past historic of caper

Italian

Noun

capa f ‎(plural cape)

1. head

Synonyms

• capo, testa

Noun

capa f ‎(plural cape, masculine capo)

1. (often jocular) boss

capa f ‎(plural cape)

1. Alternative form of kappa

Anagrams

• paca

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin caput.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapɐ/

Noun

capa f (please add the plural)

1. head (the part of the body containing the brain)

   E che veriste neh, llà mmiezo llà/'e ccape ruciuliavano pe terra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pɐ/
• Rhymes: -apa

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa.

Noun

capa f (plural capas)

1. cloak; cape (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)
2. (printing) cover (front and back of a book or magazine)
3. the front cover or front page of a publication
4. jacket (protective or insulating cover for an object)
5. (bullfighting) cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull)
6. (figuratively) cloak (a false pretext or appearance)
7. (geology) a top layer of rock
8. wrapper (outer layer of a cigar)

Derived terms

• contracapa
• socapa

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: caapa

Etymology 2

From Late Latin cāppa, from Ancient Greek κάππα ‎(káppa), from Phoenician kaph, from Proto-Semitic *kapp- ‎(“palm, hand”).

Noun

capa m (plural capas)

1. (Portugal) kay (name of the Latin letter K, k)
2. kappa (name of the Greek letter Κ, κ)

Synonyms

• (kay): cá (Brazil)

Etymology 3

Verb

capa

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of capar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of capar

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• capu

Etymology

From Latin caput.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapa/
• Hyphenation: ca‧pa

Noun

capa f (plural capi)

1. (anatomy) head

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkapa/

Noun

capa f ‎(plural capas)

1. cloak
2. coat
3. layer
4. cape
5. primage

Derived terms

• de capa caída
• Caperucita Roja
• hacer de su capa un sayo

Verb

capa

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of capar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of capar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of capar.

Tarantino

Etymology

From Latin caput. Compare Neapolitan and Sicilian capa.

Noun

capa

1. head