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caput
- /kəˈpʊt/
- /ˈkæp.ət/
Sounds like kaput (for pronunciation with stress on second syllable)
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cape, capo, chef, and chief, and distantly of head and Howth.
noun caputs · capita
- The head.
- A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
- The top or superior part of a thing.
- The head, the leader or chief of a geoup of people.
- The capital city, the headquarters.
- The Caput Senatus, council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to its constitution of 1856 D. has been engaged, he tells me, through a course of laborious years, in an investigation into all curious matter connected with the two Universities; and has lately lit upon a MS. collection of charters, relative to C⸺, by which he hopes to settle some disputed points—particularly that long contr
- Ellipsis of caput succedaneum
Talk about this word "caput." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caput. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caput. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caput "caput." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caput.Cite this
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title = {caput},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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