capucha
Portuguese, noun/kaˈpu.ʃɐ/
capucha is spelled C-A-P-U-C-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese, the 148,558th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capucha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Capuchin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ordem religiosa da regra de São Francisco; convento de esta ordem”.
What does capucha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineCapuchin
- 2
femininewoolen cloak
- 3
femininebladder cherry (Physalis alkekengi)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ordem religiosa da regra de São Francisco; convento de esta ordem 2. capa ou capuz que cobre a cabeça e os ombros feita de burel 3. planta de frutos comestíveis da espécie Physalis alkekengi
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capucha
- capuchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capucha?
- Brazil /kaˈpu.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈpu.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is capucha in Portuguese?
capucha appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).