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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•pote (kə pōt′; Fr. ka pôt′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -potes (-pōts′; Fr. -pôt′).USA pronunciation - Clothinga long cloak with a hood.
- Clothinga close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
- Sporta bullfighter's cape;
capa. - Clothingan adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.
Also, capot. - Spanish capa cape1) + -ote, feminine of -ot diminutive suffix
- French, equivalent. to cape (
- 1790–1800, American.
- Biographical Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capote /kəˈpəʊt; French: kapɔt/ n - a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood
Etymology: 19th Century: from French: cloak, from cape; see cape1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Capote /kəˈpəʊtɪ/ n - Truman. 1924–84, US writer; his novels include Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948) and In Cold Blood (1964), based on an actual multiple murder
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