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ca⋅puche

[kuh-poosh, -pooch]
–noun
a hood or cowl, esp. the long, pointed cowl of the Capuchins.

Origin:
1590–1600; < MF < It cappuccio, equiv. to capp(a) cloak (see cap 1 ) + -uccio aug. suffix


ca⋅puched, adjective
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ca·puche   (kə-pōōch', -pōōsh')   
n.  A hood on a cloak, especially the long pointed cowl worn by a Capuchin monk.

[Italian cappuccio, from cappa, hood, from Late Latin, cloak.]
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