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  capa

  noun

  the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
• Capa
  Capa

  noun

  Robert Andrei Friedmann, 1913–54, U.S. photographer, born in Hungary.

capa

¹ American  

[kah-puh] / ˈkɑ pə /

noun

1. the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.

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Capa ² American  

[kap-uh] / ˈkæp ə /

noun

1. Robert Andrei Friedmann, 1913–54, U.S. photographer, born in Hungary.

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Capa British  

/ ˈkæpə /

noun

1. Robert, real name André Friedmann. 1913–54, Hungarian photographer, who established his reputation as a photojournalist during the Spanish Civil War.

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Etymology

Origin of capa

1780–90; < Spanish < Late Latin cappa; see cape ¹

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But Ezequiel is the leader, plays the first lute, shows his authority by wearing wherever he goes a flowing Spanish capa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Weygand is a dangerous man, capa ble in moments of crisis of going far.

From Time Magazine Archive

As it is, says one senior British official, "the Iraqis do not have the capa bility to mount an expeditionary force into central Iran."

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the way stand a group in the national "capa."

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea

He wore a Spanish cloak, the capa, and he flung the red and green velvet of its lining gaudily over his shoulder.

From The Magician by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

Long overlooked, Taro was the photographer partner and companion of legendary lensman Robert Capa and the first woman photojournalist to die on the battlefield.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Café do Capa sells capybara-shaped fried foods, capybara-themed cupcakes, capybara gifts.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

She is also two-time winner of the Robert Capa Gold Medal for war photography from the Overseas Press Club of America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Five-times winner of the Robert Capa Gold Medal for courageous overseas photographic reporting, his images are known for both their brutal immediacy and their stunning composition and lighting, rendering his subjects with humanity and warmth.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

The Hernan Cortez squadron, under Captain Capa, was in vanguard, and attacked a band commanded by Bellito, which had come to meet the column.

From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by Trumbull White