See also: capitanò and Capitano

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Etymology edit

Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

Noun edit

capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)

  1. A head man.
  2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.

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Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.piˈta.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧no

Noun edit

capitano m (plural capitani, feminine (rare or humorous) capitana)

  1. (military) captain
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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.piˈta.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧no

Verb edit

capitano

  1. first-person plural present indicative of capitanare

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.pi.ta.no/
  • Rhymes: -apitano
  • Hyphenation: cà‧pi‧ta‧no

Verb edit

capitano

  1. third-person plural present indicative of capitare

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