capítulo

See also: capitulo and capituló

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”). Doublet of cabido, which is inherited.

Noun

capítulo m (plural capítulos)

1. chapter (section in a book)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• capitolo (obsolete)
• capítolo (obsolete)
• capitulo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”), diminutive Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Compare the inherited doublet cabido.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.tu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.tu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.tu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpi.tu.lu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo

Noun

capítulo m (plural capítulos)

1. chapter (section in a book)
2. chapter (administrative division of an organization)

Related terms

• secção

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum. Compare the inherited doublet of cabildo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpitulo/ [kaˈpi.t̪u.lo]

• Audio (Latin America):

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• Rhymes: -itulo
• Syllabification: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo

Noun

capítulo m (plural capítulos)

1. chapter

Descendants

• → Cebuano: kapitulo

Further reading

• “capítulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28