cape C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /keɪp/ UK /keɪp/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a sleeveless cloak; a headland jutting into the sea She fastened the velvet cape around her shoulders. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sleeveless cloak; a... cloakmantlewrapheadlandpromontorypoint Word family Related forms caped Etymology AI details The garment is from French cape, from Late Latin cappa ('hooded cloak'). The headland sense is from French cap, from Latin caput ('head'). cappa la-lat caput Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cape **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /keɪp/ **IPA (UK):** /keɪp/ ## Meanings 1. a sleeveless cloak; a headland jutting into the sea ## Examples - She fastened the velvet cape around her shoulders. ## Synonyms - cloak - mantle - wrap - headland - promontory - point ## Related Forms - caped ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cappa - Root: caput ## Etymology The garment is from French cape, from Late Latin cappa ('hooded cloak'). The headland sense is from French cap, from Latin caput ('head'). ## AI Etymology Cape is traced as follows: The garment is from French cape, from Late Latin cappa ('hooded cloak'). The headland sense is from French cap, from Latin caput ('head'). The historical trail runs through cappa in Latin and caput in Latin. Used as a noun, cape now means "a sleeveless cloak; a headland jutting into the sea", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as caped. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown