capitan

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See also: capitán, cãpitan, and căpitan

English

Etymology

Spanish capitán. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæpɪˈtæn/
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Noun

capitan (plural capitans)

  1. (historical) Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).

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Italian

Noun

capitan m (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of capitano

Middle English

Noun

capitan

  1. Alternative form of capitain

Spanish

Noun

capitan m (plural capitanes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of capitán

Tagalog

Noun

capitán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kapitan

Venetian

Noun

capitan m (plural capitani)

  1. captain