carapucha

Galician

Alternative forms

  • carrapucha

Etymology

From capa (cap).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈput͡ʃa̝/

Noun

carapucha m (plural carapuchas)

  1. straw short cloak or hood
  2. hood
  3. bird's crest

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “capa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos