capitano

See also: capitanò and Capitano

English

Etymology

Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

Noun

capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)

1. A head man.
2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.

Anagrams

• capotain, copatain, pacation

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.piˈta.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧no

Noun

capitano m (plural capitani, feminine (rare or humorous) capitana)

1. (military) captain

Alternative forms

• capitaneo, capitanio, cattano (archaic)

Derived terms

• capitanare
• capitaneria

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.piˈta.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧no

Verb

capitano

1. first-person plural present indicative of capitanare

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pi.ta.no/
• Rhymes: -apitano
• Hyphenation: cà‧pi‧ta‧no

Verb

capitano

1. third-person plural present indicative of capitare

Anagrams

• caponati, panicato