Cape Verdean

English

Alternative forms

• Capeverdean

Etymology

Cape Verde +‎ -an

Adjective

Cape Verdean (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.

   Synonym: Cabo Verdean

   • 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 219:

     I hear [...] the surf on the Cape Verdean beaches is incredible.

   • 2022 April 12, Jazmine Hughes, “Viola Davis, Inside Out”, in The New York Times Magazine‎:

     He was a Cape Verdean boy who identified as Portuguese to differentiate himself from African Americans, despite being nearly the same shade as Davis.

Translations

Noun

Cape Verdean (plural Cape Verdeans)

1. A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.

   Synonym: Cabo Verdean

   • 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295:

     Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come.

   • 2016 May 4, Saskia de Rothschild, “An Atlantic Archipelago’s Main Export: Music”, in The New York Times‎:

     For Helio Batalha, a 27-year-old hip-hop artist who performed at the music expo, that blending of cultures and history has led to a form of identity crisis for young Cape Verdeans.

Hypernyms

• sub-Saharan, African

Translations

Proper noun

Cape Verdean

1. A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.

   Synonyms: Cape Verdean Creole, Cabo Verdean, Kabuverdianu

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Cape Verdean, kea ⁠
• Cape Verdean Creole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia