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capote

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈpəʊt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊt
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 P OW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A long coat or cloak with a hood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A close-fitting woman's bonnet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hooded cloak

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cloak

6

noun

Meaning 6

a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hooded coat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French capote. Doublet of capot and kaput.

Real reading context

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