capela

1. (feminine) chapel (small Christian place of worship)
2. (feminine) fleece of a sheep
3. (feminine) layer
4. (feminine) eyelid
5. (feminine) cap which covers the tip of a traditional palleiro ("haystack")
6. (feminine) hood

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈpɛla/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: capela

Cognate with Spanish: capilla

Cognate with Catalan: capella

Cognate with Occitan: capèla

Cognate with French: chapelle

Cognate with Italian: cappella

Cognate with Romanian: capelă

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese capela, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of cappa (“cloak, cape”). Cognate with Portuguese capela, Spanish capilla, Catalan capella, Occitan capèla, French chapelle, Italian cappella and Romanian capelă.

Sentences

Non só a Capela sufriu mudanzas.

Not only the Chapel has undergone changes.

Cerca estaba a capela de Lourdes.

Nearby was the Chapel of Lourdes.

Ten un pequeno retablo nunha capela e varias imaxes .

It has a small altarpiece in a chapel and several images.

Capela cunha planta rectangular con muros de cantería.

Chapel with a rectangular floor plan with quarry walls.

Hai outro escudo nobiliario no pincho exterior da capela .

There is another noble shield on the outer pinch of the chapel.

A capela de Abrairas é unha pequena capela de planta rectangular de construción popular.

The Abrairas Chapel is a small rectangular building chapel of popular construction.