capó

See also: capo, Capo, ĉapo, capô, and capo-

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈpo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈpo]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō.

Noun

capó m (plural capons)

1. castrated animal
2. capon

   Synonym: caponat

Derived terms

• capó d'aigua-ros
• capó reial
• caponar
• caponera

 

Related terms

• capar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French capot.

Noun

capó m (plural capós)

1. hood / bonnet (the hinged cover over the engine of a motor car)

Further reading

• “capó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “capó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “capó” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “capó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpo/ [kaˈpo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ca‧pó

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French capot. Doublet of capote.

Noun

capó m (plural capós)

1. hood of an automobile

   Synonym: cofre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

capó

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of capar

Further reading

• “capó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28