capote
noun
a long cloak with a hood.
capote
1 American
[kuh-poht, ka -pawt]
/ kəˈpoʊt, kaˈpɔt /
noun
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capotes
plural
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a long cloak with a hood.
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a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
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a bullfighter's cape; capa.
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an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.
Capote
2
American
[kuh-poh-tee]
/ kəˈpoʊ ti /
noun
Capote
1
British
/ kəˈpəʊtɪ /
noun
capote
2
British
/ kapɔt, kəˈpəʊt /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of capote
1790–1800, < French, equivalent to cape (< Spanish capa cape 1 ) + -ote, feminine of -ot diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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The shape has almost the same shape as the capote for bullfighting, in beautiful pink silk, with yellow or blue in the back.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2015
"I could have presented the capote when the head passed, as others do, but I wanted to do it honestly, because the bull was honest," Celestino explains.
From Time Magazine Archive
The warm tongue sought the face of the drowsy man, and the dog, not to be put off, thrust her nose roughly into his robe, whimpering as she pulled at his capote.
From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.
Before I could remove the wide capote which I wore, the waiter ushered me into a large salon where a party of about forty persons were seated at supper.
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Lever, Charles James
I was so struck with the tableau that I involuntarily drew nigh, to hear what the little dark man in the capote had to say to the giant in green frock and gilt buttons.
From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne
Jean Alexander Capote lost his mother-in-law in the disaster and cried with frustration as he searched for his stepdaughter among the ruins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“The Crown” beat him to it, so we got “Capote vs. The Swans” along with its greatest accomplishment: Bowen Yang’s Truman Capote impersonation on “Saturday Night Live.”
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Author Truman Capote hosted a legendary Black and White Ball in New York in 1966 -- and the look is still a red carpet winner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Much had happened to Capote between the publication of “A Christmas Memory” and “The Thanksgiving Visitor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The President of the Convention, Mendez Capote, made a graceful address of congratulation and good wishes; and the Convention adjourned, its work well ended.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
They were dressed in the costume of the country: most of them wore light-blue cloth capotes, girded tightly round them by scarlet or crimson worsted belts.
From The Young Fur Traders by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The heavy fur caps, with the big fur ears, were well drawn down, while, over all, the warm capotes, as hoods, were pulled up on the head and down in front to the nose.
From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by Laughlin, J. E.
It was a weird sight, those shepherds in their heavy capotes of sheepskin, and their shadows reflected on the mountain, and gave one the impression of so many spectres gliding in the moonlight.
From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Millingen, Julius R. Van
A few with capotes off were sitting close to the fires, and flipping into the air the browning flap-jacks that were to be eaten the following day.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
There were settlers in blanket capotes, shaped like friars' frocks, with hoods to draw over their heads.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
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