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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, kapha, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“coat, hood”). Doublet of Kapuze and Cappuccino. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this form with -pp- (instead of -pf- or -ff-) loaned from or influenced by Low German?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Kappe f (genitive Kappe, plural Kappen, diminutive Käppchen n or Käpplein n)
- cap, hood
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Pennsylvania German
Noun
Kappe
- plural of Kapp