capse
French, noun/kaps/
capse is spelled C-A-P-S-E (5 letters). Capse is a French feminine noun meaning “coffer, chest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Boîte utilisée dans la Rome antique pour renfermer des objets précieux ou fragiles”.
What does capse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerarecoffer, chest
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Boîte utilisée dans la Rome antique pour renfermer des objets précieux ou fragiles. 2. Boîte utilisée comme urne pour les scrutins à la Sorbonne.
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 capse
- capses plural
- capsa
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capse?
- /kaps/
- \kaps\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.