capitano
English edit
Etymology edit
Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.
Noun edit
capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)
- A head man.
- 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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Etymology 1 edit
From Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
capitano m (plural capitani, feminine (rare or humorous) capitana)
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Verb edit
capitano
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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capitano