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capitani

capitani is the plural of capitano.

Meaning of capitano

Noun

capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)

  1. A head man.
  2. 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.

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Questions about capitani

What is capitani the plural of?
Capitani is the plural of capitano.

Words near capitani in the dictionary

  1. capitals
  2. capitan
  3. Capitan China
  4. Capitan Claudio
  5. Capitan Pasha
  6. capitani
  7. capitania
  8. Capitanian
  9. capitanias
  10. capitano
  11. capitanoes

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