capitan
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capitan
- /kæpɪˈtæn/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish capitán. Doublet of captain and chieftain.
noun capitans
- Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).
Talk about this word "capitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capitan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. capitan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capitan "capitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capitan.Cite this
@misc{capitan_2026,
title = {capitan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capitan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
