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capuche

[kuh-poosh, -pooch]
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noun
  1. a hood or cowl, especially the long, pointed cowl of the Capuchins.
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Origin of capuche

1590–1600; < Middle French < Italian cappuccio, equivalent to capp(a) cloak (see cap1) + -uccio augmentative suffix
Related formsca·puched, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • From their hood (capuche) they received the popular name of Capuchins.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3

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British Dictionary definitions for capuche

capuche

capouch

noun
  1. a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars
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Word Origin

C17: from French, from Italian cappuccio hood, from Late Latin cappa cloak
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