capuz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish capuz, from French capuce, from Italian cappuccio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpu(j)s/ [kaˈpu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpu(j)s/ [kaˈpu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈpu(j)ʃ/ [kaˈpu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpuʃ/

• Rhymes: -us, (Brazil) -ujs
• Hyphenation: ca‧puz

Noun

capuz m (plural capuzes)

1. hood (headwear)

   Synonyms: capucho, chapeuzinho

Derived terms

• capuz-de-frade
• capuz-de-fradinho
• encapuzado

Further reading

• “capuz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “capuz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “capuz”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “capuz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “capuz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French capuce, from Italian cappuccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpuθ/ [kaˈpuθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈpus/ [kaˈpus] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ca‧puz

Noun

capuz m (plural capuces)

1. hood

   Synonyms: capirote, capucha

Further reading

• “capuz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024