capuche
[ kuh-poosh, -pooch ]
/ kəˈpuʃ, -ˈputʃ /
noun
a hood or cowl, especially the long, pointed cowl of the Capuchins.
Origin of capuche
1590–1600; < Middle French < Italian
cappuccio, equivalent to
capp(a) cloak (see
cap1) +
-uccio augmentative suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM capuche
ca·puched, adjectiveWords nearby capuche
capture,
capture beat,
captured rotation,
capua,
capuana,
capuche,
capuchin,
capulet,
caput,
caput medusae,
caput succedaneum
Example sentences from the Web for capuche
From their hood (capuche) they received the popular name of Capuchins.
British Dictionary definitions for capuche
capuche
capouch
/ (kəˈpuːʃ) /
noun
a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars
Word Origin for capuche
C17: from French, from Italian
cappuccio hood, from Late Latin
cappa cloak