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capitano

/kɑpitˈɑnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
cap-i-tano
IPA
/kɑpitˈɑnoʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A head man.

noun

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.

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

capitanos (plural) capitanoes (plural) capitani (plural)

Rhymes With

nano soprano milano kano luciano mano chicano delano serrano solano americano napolitano

Questions

How do you pronounce capitano?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑpitˈɑnoʊ/.
What does capitano mean?
A head man.
Where does capitano come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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