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capataces

capataces is the plural of capataz.

Meaning of capataz

Noun

capataz (plural capataces)

  1. boss, foreman, overseer
    • “My gentle spirit is roused to the accomplishment of great things. I feel in me a valiance, an inspiration. I am no vulgar seller of aguardiente, like Domingo. I was born to be the capataz of the Lugarenos.”1903, Joseph Conrad, F. M. Hueffer, Romance

Questions about capataces

What is capataces the plural of?
Capataces is the plural of capataz.

Words near capataces in the dictionary

  1. capas
  2. Capasan
  3. Capasso
  4. Capassos
  5. Capataan
  6. capataces
  7. capatain
  8. capatains
  9. capatas
  10. capataz
  11. capaxorder

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