caponata
noun
caponata is spelled C-A-P-O-N-A-T-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caponata means “A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caponata is caponatas.
How many letters and syllables are in caponata?
| Letters | 8: C-A-P-O-N-A-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 caponata?
Caponata appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 caponata
- caponatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caponata mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caponata in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Sicilian dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caponata |
| German | Caponata |
| Portuguese | caponata |
| Spanish | caponata |
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 caponata come from?
Borrowed from Italian caponata.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).