capuche

enUK Related to capuche: hooded

ca·puche

C0094500 (kə-po͞och′, -po͞osh′)n. A hood on a cloak, especially the long pointed cowl worn by a Capuchin monk.
[Italian cappuccio, from cappa, hood, from Late Latin, cloak.]

capuche

(kəˈpuːʃ) or

capouch

n (Clothing & Fashion) a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars. Also called: capuccio [C17: from French, from Italian cappuccio hood, from Late Latin cappa cloak]

ca•puche

(kəˈpuʃ, -ˈputʃ)

n. a hood or cowl, esp. the long, pointed cowl of the Capuchins. [1590–1600; < Middle French < Italian cappuccio=capp(a) cloak (see cap1) + -uccio augmentative suffix] ca•puched′, adj.