capilla

See also: Capilla

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈpiʝa/ [kaˈpi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈpiʎa/ [kaˈpi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈpiʃa/ [kaˈpi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈpiʒa/ [kaˈpi.ʒa]

Audio (Colombia) (file)

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

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

antecapilla

Related terms

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: kapilya
→ Cebuano: kapilya
→ Hiligaynon: kapilya
→ Tagalog: kapilya

Further reading

“capilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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