Feminine

Kapuze

a hood (head-covering part of clothing)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kabuze

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈpuːt͡sə/
Etymology

In summary

Late 15th century, borrowed from Italian cappuccio (“hood, cowl”). Compare earlier Middle High German kabütze from Medieval Latin caputium. Doublet of Kappe, Kapuziner, and Cappuccino.

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