capear

Portuguese

Etymology

From capa +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ca‧pe‧ar

Verb

capear (first-person singular present capeio, first-person singular preterite capeei, past participle capeado)

1. to cloak; to conceal; to dissimulate; to hide
   • 1789, Agostinho Rebelo da Costa, Descripçaõ topografica, e historica da Cidade do Porto, Officina de Antonio Alvarez Ribeiro, page 9:

     […] elles se esforçaõ em amontoar reíteradas, e impertinentes satisfaçoens, que em lugar de lhes adquirirem o glorioso nome de Desenteressados, os mostraõ ávidos de gloria, capeáda com o disfarce do proprio louvor.

     they strive to stack repeated and impertinent explanations, that instead of granting them the glorious name of Uninterested, shows them eager of glory, cloaked with the disguise of the own praise.

   Synonyms: dissimular, esconder

Conjugation

Further reading

• “capear” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From capa (“cape”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapeˈaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧pe‧ar

Verb

capear (first-person singular present capeo, first-person singular preterite capeé, past participle capeado)

1. (bullfighting) To take part in a capea
2. (by extension) to dodge; to see out

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “capear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014