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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish capote (“cloak”), from French capot (“hood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kapote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜒ)
- raincoat (waterproof coat)
- Synonym: renkot
- slicker; poncho
- Synonym: pontso
- (slang) raincoat (condom)
- Synonym: kondom
- (obsolete) cape; cloak; overcoat
- Synonyms: gaban, abrigo, balabal, kapa
- (obsolete) mantle (clothing like an open robe or cloak) worn by clergymen
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kapote”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “kapote”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 145: “Capote) Capote (pp) C. aſi llaman alas capas delos Caſtillas”
- page 407: “Manto) Capote (pp) C. delos Religioſos, ya le llaman manto caſi todos”
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 111