capuche

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

Origin of capuche

1
1590–1600; <Middle French <Italian cappuccio, equivalent to capp(a) cloak (see cap1) + -uccio augmentative suffix

Other words from capuche

  • ca·puched, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for capuche

capuche

capouch

/ (kəˈpuːʃ) /


noun
  1. a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars

Origin of capuche

1
C17: from French, from Italian cappuccio hood, from Late Latin cappa cloak

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