See also: capelă, capelã, capeła, and capelă

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese capela, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappella (little cloak; chapel), diminutive of cappa (cloak, cape). Cognate with Portuguese capela, Spanish capilla, Catalan capella, Occitan capèla, French chapelle, Italian cappella and Romanian capelă.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈpɛla/ [kɑˈpɛ.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛla
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pe‧la

Noun

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capela f (plural capelas)

  1. (religion) chapel (small Christian place of worship)
  2. fleece of a sheep
  3. layer
  4. eyelid
    Synonym: pálpebra
  5. cap which covers the tip of a traditional palleiro ("haystack")
  6. hood
    Synonym: muradá

Derived terms

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References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese capela (chapel), from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappella (little cloak; chapel), diminutive of cappa (cloak, cape). Cognate with Galician capela, Spanish capilla, Catalan capella, Occitan capèla, French chapelle, Italian cappella and Romanian capelă.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧pe‧la

Noun

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capela f (plural capelas)

  1. (religion) chapel (small Christian place of worship)
    Synonym: ermida
  2. (chemistry) fume hood (a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)
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Descendants

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  • Konkani: कोपेल (kopel)
  • Malayalam: കപ്പേള (kappēḷa)

Spanish

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Noun

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capela

  1. Only used in a capela

Venetan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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See capeła. Compare Italian cappella

Noun

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capela f (plural capele)

  1. error, mistake
  2. head (of a nail)
  3. glans penis