capillo

Interlingua

Noun

capillo (plural capillos)

1. hair (individual strand)

Latin

Noun

capillō m

1. dative/ablative singular of capillus (“hair”)

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin capillus.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [kaˈpillə]
• (Castelmezzano) IPA^(key): [kaˈpiddə]

Noun

capillo m (plural capille)

1. hair of the mass growing on the top of the human head

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 95: “i capelli; il capello” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish capiello, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of chapeo and chapó (from French) as well as capelo (from Italian). Compare English chapeau.

Noun

capillo m (plural capillos)

1. hood, especially a kind worn as a popular outfit in certain regions
2. linen cap worn by young boys, or one of white cloth worn by boys at baptism

Related terms

• capa

 

Further reading

• “capillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014