capotillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From capote +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kapoˈtiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kapoˈtiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kapoˈtiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kapoˈtiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧po‧ti‧llo

Noun

capotillo m (plural capotillos)

  1. (bullfighting) cape
    • 2015 July 14, “Vídeo: Los toros de Miura cierran San Fermín con récord de velocidad”, in El País:
      O como dice la tradición, el capotillo de San Fermín ha salido al quite de los mozos en numerosas ocasiones.
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