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capp

capp is the clipping of cappuccino.

Meaning of cappuccino

Noun

cappuccino (countable and uncountable, plural cappuccinos or (less common) cappuccini)

  1. (uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed or frothed is added.
    • Caffè latte (served only in the morning) is coffee mixed with milk; cappuccino, or small cup, cheaper; […]1904, K[arl] Baedeker, Italy: Handbook for Travellers, 14th edition, 2nd part (Central Italy and Rome), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker; London: Dulau and Co., […], →OCLC, page xxi
    Synonyms:
    cap, capp
  2. (countable) A cup of this beverage.
  3. (proscribed) Any of various similar drinks.
    • In fact, a step from the corner of Grant Avenue and Broadway is a café called “La Tosca.” Scenes from the opera are painted on the walls; [Enrico] Caruso sings from the juke box, and you drink a cappuccino, gray, like the robe of a capuchin monk, and made of chocolate that is laced with brandy or...1948, Robert O’Brien, “Old Town”, in This is San Francisco, New York, N.Y.; Toronto, Ont.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, →OCLC, page 84
  4. (also, attributive, uncountable) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense 1) or the habit of a Capuchin monk.
    • This Morning We Present The "Times Square"—a hat for gentlemen who appreciate the importance of correct attire. […] English Grey or Cappuccino Brown1928 September 29, “Tuttle & Clark [advertisement]”, in The Detroit Free Press, volume 94, number 2, Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Free Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, columns 1–2

Noun capitalized: CAPP

CAPP (plural CAPPs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of ceramide-activated protein phosphatase.

Proper noun capitalized: Capp

Capp (plural Capps)

  1. A surname.

Forms of capp

Noun
pluralcapps
pluralCAPPs
Proper noun
pluralCapps

Words formed from capp

Phrases with capp

Questions about capp

What does capp mean?
Capp means a surname.
What is capp the clipping of?
Capp is the clipping of cappuccino.
What part of speech is capp?
Capp can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of capp?
The plural of capp is capps.

Words near capp in the dictionary

  1. Capozzi
  2. Capozziello
  3. Capozzis
  4. Capozzoli
  5. Capozzolis
  6. capp
  7. cappa
  8. cappa magna
  9. cappabar
  10. cappabars
  11. cappable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: capp (page history and authors); CAPP (page history and authors); Capp (page history and authors); cappuccino (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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