capote
English
Noun
capote (plural capotes)
- A long coat or cloak with a hood.
- (historical) A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen.
- 1888, Theodore Roosevelt, Frontier Types, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, October 1888.
- The fourth member of our party round the camp-fire that night was a powerfully built trapper, partly French by blood,who wore a gayly colored capote, or blanket-coat, a greasy fur cap, and moccasins.
- 1888, Theodore Roosevelt, Frontier Types, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, October 1888.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.pɔt/
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Noun
capote f (plural capotes)
- greatcoat
- (of a car) soft top
- (slang) Ellipsis of capote anglaise (“condom”)
Verb
capote
See also
Further reading
- “capote” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
capo- +
Portuguese
Spanish
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