capote
French, noun
capote is spelled C-A-P-O-T-E (6 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written French, the 14,875th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capote is a French feminine noun meaning “greatcoat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of capoter. With an accent, capoté is a different word: “past participle of capoter”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand vêtement de dessus auquel est adapté un capuchon”.
What does capote mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegreatcoat
- 2
femininesoft top
- 3
feminineslangellipsis of capote anglaise (“condom”)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of capoter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand vêtement de dessus auquel est adapté un capuchon. 2. Vêtement de dessus que portent les soldats pour se garantir du froid et de la pluie. 3. Coiffe de femme qui est faite ordinairement en étoffe. 4. Couverture mobile de voitures, de landaus, etc.
adjective: 1. Fou, inattendu, surprenant, osé.
noun: 1. Personne folle, malade mentalement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capote
- capotes plural
- capotée feminine
- capotés masculine plural
- capotées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to capote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is capote in French?
capote appears 3.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).