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capitano

capitano noun: a head man.

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.

Proper noun capitalized: Capitano

Capitano (plural Capitanos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of capitano

Noun
pluralcapitanos
pluralcapitanoes
pluralcapitani
Proper noun
pluralCapitanos

Origin of capitano

From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

Borrowed from Italian Capitano.

Questions about capitano

What does capitano mean?
Capitano means a head man.
What part of speech is capitano?
Capitano can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of capitano?
The plural of capitano is capitanos.

Words near capitano in the dictionary

  1. Capitan Pasha
  2. capitani
  3. capitania
  4. Capitanian
  5. capitanias
  6. capitano
  7. capitanoes
  8. capitanos
  9. capitans
  10. Capitans China
  11. capitate

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