capão
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Portuguese capon, from a Vulgar Latin root *cappō, *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (“to strike, to beat”). Compare Catalan capó, English capon, French chapon, Italian cappone, Spanish capón.
NounEdit
capão m (plural capões)
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'a (“woods”) + 'ypa'ũ (“island”) (itself "space" pa'ũ in "water" 'y).
NounEdit
capão m (plural capões)