capizana

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Catalan capçana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kapiˈθana/ [ka.piˈθa.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kapiˈsana/ [ka.piˈsa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧za‧na

Noun

capizana f (plural capizanas)

1. (historical) crinet, criniere (piece of armor for a horse's neck)

Further reading

• “capizana”, 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