capuz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish capuz, ultimately from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Doublet of cabo, caput, and chefe.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpu(j)s/ [kaˈpu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpu(j)s/ [kaˈpu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈpu(j)ʃ/ [kaˈpu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpuʃ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧puz

Noun

capuz m (plural capuzes)

1. hood (headwear)

   Synonyms: capucho, chapeuzinho

Derived terms

• encapuzado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaˈpuθ/ [kaˈpuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈpus/ [kaˈpus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: ca‧puz

Noun

capuz m (plural capuces)

1. hood

Further reading

• “capuz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10