name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
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Standard Lemma guide
capitano
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noun
Meaning 2
A head man.
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noun
Meaning 3
One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte, who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Capitano.
From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.