capela

1. (feminine) chapel (small Christian place of worship)
2. (feminine) fume hood (a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈpɛ.lɐ/

Etymology

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

Concepts

chapel

shrine

church

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oratory

fume hood

Synonyms

igreja

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ermida

Capelas

Translations

chapelle

cappella

capilla

Kapelle

kaplica

capella

kapel

şapel

capèla

chiesetta

iglesia

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παρεκκλήσιο

παρεκκλήσι

muziekkapel

église

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