caparazón

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish caparaçón (15th century), from Old Occitan capairon; or alternatively from the ancestor of Mistralian Provençal caparasso (large cape with hood) + -ón;[1] both ultimately from Late Latin cappa (cape).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kapaɾaˈθon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kapaɾaˈson/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ca‧pa‧ra‧zón

Noun

caparazón m (plural caparazones)

  1. carapace (a hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal)
    Synonym: carapacho
  2. caparison
  3. shell
    Synonym: concha

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