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capel

/ˈkeɪpəl/

capel is the alternative spelling of caple.

capel is the alternative form of kappal.

Meaning of caple

Noun

caple (plural caples)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A horse.

See all 2 meanings of caple

Meaning of kappal

Noun

kappal (plural kappals)

  1. (historical) A ship, especially a square-rigged vessel with top and top-gallant masts.

Noun

capel (uncountable)

  1. A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

Proper noun capitalized: Capel

Capel (countable and uncountable, plural Capels)

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344).
  3. A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740).
  4. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Capel.
  5. A town in south-west Western Australia, within the above shire.

Forms of capel

Noun
pluralcapels
alternative formcaple
Proper noun
pluralCapels

Origin of capel

From Old Norse [Term?] (whence Icelandic kapall), from Latin caballus.

Words formed from capel

Phrases with capel

Words that rhyme with capel

Questions about capel

What does capel mean?
Capel means a composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.
What is capel the alternative spelling of?
Capel is the alternative spelling of caple.
What part of speech is capel?
Capel can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce capel?
Capel is pronounced /ˈkeɪpəl/.
What is the plural of capel?
The plural of capel is capels.

Words near capel in the dictionary

  1. Capehart
  2. Capeharts
  3. Capek
  4. capekino
  5. Capeks
  6. capel
  7. Capel Bangor
  8. Capel Celyn
  9. Capel Curig
  10. Capel Sound
  11. Capel St Mary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: capel (page history and authors); Capel (page history and authors); caple (page history and authors); kappal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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