cappella

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.

Noun

cappella f (plural cappelle)

1. A chapel (in all senses)
2. A choir and accompanying musicians assigned to a church
3. A cap (of a mushroom)
4. (slang, the apex of the penis) A head, a glans

Related terms

• a cappella
• Cappella papale
• cappellania
• cappellano
• cappello
• scappellare

Synonyms

• (4) glande

---

Latin

Etymology

Late and Vulgar Latin. Diminutive of cappa.

Noun

cappella f

1. chapel
2. choir

Derived terms

• cappellanus

Descendants

Catalan: capella English: chapel French: chapelle Italian: cappella

Portuguese: capela Sardinian: capèdha Spanish: capilla