capot

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

capot

derived from cape with the suffix -ot. the nautical term 'faire capot', 'to overturn, capsize, overturn' probably has the same origin as below, it dates from the seventeenth century while 'capoter' is not attested before the arrival of automobiles and their hoods or convertible tops.

Definitions

construction
automobile
marine
théâtre
horticulture

Plural

capots

Translations

  • germangerman:Motorhaube
  • englishenglish:prompter
  • spanishspanish:capó
  • italianitalian:cofano

See also

décapotable (adj.) décapotable (cn.) décapoter (v.) capote (cn.) capoter (v.) capotier (cn.) capotage (cn.)