Phrase guide

Cape Verdean

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cabo Verdean

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cape Verdean Creole, Cabo Verdean, Kabuverdianu

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cabo Verdean

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Cape Verde + -an.

Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Kaap Verdies — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Asturian: cabuverdianu — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Basque: caboverdetar — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Catalan: capverdià — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Czech: kapverdský — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Danish: kapverdisk — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Dutch: Kaapverdisch — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Dutch: Kaapverdiaans — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Galician: caboverdiano — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • German: kapverdisch — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Greek: του Πράσινου Ακρωτηρίου (tou Prásinou Akrotiríou) — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Icelandic: grænhöfðeyskur — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Irish: ó Rinn Verde — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Irish: as Rinn Verde — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Italian: capoverdiano — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Kabuverdianu: Kabuverdianu — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Kabuverdianu: kriolu — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Kabuverdianu: kabuverdianu — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Kabuverdianu: kabeverdiane — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Macedonian: зелено’р́тски (zeleno’ŕtski) — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kappverdisk — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kappverdisk — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Polish: zielonoprzylądkowy — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Portuguese: cabo-verdiano — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Russian: кабовердианский (kaboverdianskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Spanish: caboverdiano — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Swahili: Kikepuvede — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Swedish: kapverdisk — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Ukrainian: кабовердіанський (kaboverdiansʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Yiddish: קאַפּווערדיש (kapverdish) — of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
  • Afrikaans: Kaap Verdiër — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Basque: caboverdetar — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Catalan: capverdià — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Catalan: capverdiana — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Czech: Kapverďan — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Danish: kapverder — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Dutch: Kaapverdiër — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Dutch: Kaapverdische — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Dutch: Kaapverdiaan — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • French: Cap-Verdien — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • French: Cap-Verdienne — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • French: Capverdien — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • French: Capverdienne — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Galician: caboverdiano — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • German: Kap-Verdier — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • German: Kap-Verdierin — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Greek: από το Πράσινο Ακρωτήρι (apó to Prásino Akrotíri) — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Irish: duine as Rinn Verde — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Italian: capoverdiano — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Italian: capoverdiana — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Macedonian: Зелено’р́ќанец (Zeleno’ŕḱanec) — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Macedonian: Зелено’р́ќанка (Zeleno’ŕḱanka) — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kappverder — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kappverdar — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Polish: Kabowerdyjczyk — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Polish: Kabowerdyjka — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Portuguese: cabo-verdiano — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Spanish: caboverdiano — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
  • Swahili: Mkepuvede — a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent