capazo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin capācem (“wide, roomy, capacious”), referring to the size of the basket. Compare Catalan cabàs, French cabas. Doublet of cabás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaˈpaθo/ [kaˈpa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈpaso/ [kaˈpa.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: ca‧pa‧zo

Noun

capazo m (plural capazos)

1. wicker basket
2. wicker baby carriage

Further reading

• “capazo”, 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