capilla

See also: Capilla

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish capilla, from Late Latin cappella.

Noun

capilla

1. chapel

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpiʝa/ [kaˈpi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈpiʝa/ [kaˈpi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈpiʎa/ [kaˈpi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈpiʃa/ [kaˈpi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈpiʒa/ [kaˈpi.ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧lla

Noun

capilla f (plural capillas)

1. chapel
2. a hood that attaches to the neck of a cape, overcoat, or religious habit

Derived terms

• antecapilla

 

Related terms

• capa
• capellán

 

Descendants

• Chavacano: capilla
• → Bikol Central: kapilya
• → Cebuano: kapilya
• → Ilocano: kapilia
• → Hiligaynon: kapilya
• → Tagalog: kapilya

Further reading

• “capilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014