capítulo
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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”). Doublet of cabido, which is inherited.
Noun
capítulo m (plural capítulos)
- chapter (section in a book)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”), diminutive Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Compare the inherited doublet cabido.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo
Noun
capítulo m (plural capítulos)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum. Compare the inherited doublet of cabildo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈpitulo/
Audio (Latin America): (file) - Rhymes: -itulo
- Syllabification: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo
Noun
capítulo m (plural capítulos)
Descendants
- → Cebuano: kapitulo
Further reading
- “capítulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28