different between cappula vs cappa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæp?/
  • Rhymes: -æp?
• Homophones: kappa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of cape.

Noun

cappa (plural cappae)

1. (palynology) The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.

Related terms

• cappula

Etymology 2

Noun

cappa (plural cappas)

1. (colloquial) A cappuccino.
   • 2010, Janey Lee Grace, Look Great Naturally...Without Ditching the Lipstick (page 211)

     I tend to like lattes or cappas, and have been known to have two or three a day, usually when I'm stressed.

Anagrams

• AACPP

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kap.pa/
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: càp?pa
• Homophone: kappa

Etymology 1

From Late Latin cappa.

Noun

cappa f (plural cappe)

1. sleeveless coat; cloak
2. cowl, hood
3. tarpaulin
4. cape

Derived terms

• cappotto (“overcoat”)

Related terms

• cappella
• cappello
• scappare

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ????? (káppa).

Noun

cappa m or f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K.; kay

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps the shortened form of capitul?re (“head tax”), from caput. Another theory derives it from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Alternative forms

• capa

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?kap.pa/, [?käp?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kap.pa/, [?k?p??]

Noun

cappa f (genitive cappae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) cape, sleeveless coat

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• cappella
• capellus (Medieval Latin)
• *cappellus (Vulgar Latin)
• *excapp? (Vulgar Latin)

Descendants

References

• cappa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kapa/, [?ka.pa]

Noun

cappa f (plural cappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter ?, ?

   Synonym: kappa