capilla
See also: Capilla
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish capilla, from Late Latin cappella.
Noun
capilla
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈpiʝa/ [kaˈpi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /kaˈpiʎa/ [kaˈpi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /kaˈpiʃa/ [kaˈpi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /kaˈpiʒa/ [kaˈpi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
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- Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: ca‧pi‧lla
Noun
capilla f (plural capillas)
- chapel
- a hood that attaches to the neck of a cape, overcoat, or religious habit
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Asturian: capiya, capía
- Chavacano: capilla
- → Bikol Central: kapilya
- → Cebuano: kapilya
- → Ilocano: kapilia
- → Hiligaynon: kapilya
- → Tagalog: kapilya
Further reading
- “capilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024