capa
Meaning
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- (feminine) cloak; cape (long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back)
- (feminine) cover (front and back of a book or magazine)
- (feminine) the front cover or front page of a publication
- (feminine) jacket (protective or insulating cover for an object)
- (feminine) cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull)
- (feminine,figuratively) cloak (a false pretext or appearance)
- (feminine) a top layer of rock
- (feminine) wrapper (outer layer of a cigar)
- (colloquial,feminine) condom
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ca‧pa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈka.pɐ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa.
New
capar
to castrate (to remove the testicles of)
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