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capote

  (kə-pōt') pronunciation
n.
  1. A long, usually hooded cloak or coat.
  2. (also kä-pō') A large, usually purple and yellow cape used in maneuvering the bull especially during the initial stage of a bullfight.

[French, from Old French capote, capette, diminutive of cape, cloak, from Medieval Latin cāpa. See cape1.]


 
 
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a long hooded overcoat
  Synonym: hooded coat

Meaning #2: a long hooded cloak
  Synonym: hooded cloak


 
 

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