carapuço
Portuguese, noun/ka.ɾaˈpu.su/
carapuço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hood (cap made of wool or other fabric, generally conical in shape)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does carapuço mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehood (cap made of wool or other fabric, generally conical in shape)
- 2
masculineconical shaped bag, used as a filter for infusing coffee
- 3
masculineSylvia atricapilla (small bird, from the family Sylviidae, common in Portugal, especially in wooded areas, has greyish plumage, lighter on the belly, with the top of the head black (male) or reddish (female))
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of carapuço
- carapuços plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carapuço?
- Brazil /ka.ɾaˈpu.su/
- Portugal /kɐ.ɾɐˈpu.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carapuço in Portuguese?
carapuço 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).