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cap¹

  • /ˈkap/

Rhymes with -ap

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Plural form capete from Latin capita. Compare the doublet șef, borrowed from French.

noun capete · cap · capul · capetele

  1. neuter head

cap²

  • /ˈkap/

Rhymes with -ap

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French cap.

noun capuri · cap · capul · capurile

  1. neuter cape (headland)

In English

  • head part of the body
  • nut slang: the head
  • butt sudden blow from the head of an animal; headbutt
  • cape headland

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MLA

"cap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cap

Chicago

"cap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cap.

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@misc{cap_2026,
  title = {cap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}