capicola
noun
capicola is spelled C-A-P-I-C-O-L-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capicola means “A traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capicola is capicoli or capicolas.
How many letters and syllables are in capicola?
| Letters | 8: C-A-P-I-C-O-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is capicola?
Capicola appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of capicola
- capicoli plural
- capicolas plural
- capicollo
- capicolla
- cappicola
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capicola mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capicola in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | copa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does capicola come from?
From Italian capocollo or capicollo, from capo (“head”) + collo (“neck”), with pronunciation likely influenced by Neapolitan. Doublet of gabagool.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).