Etymology

kapota

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Today it means: A long black coat worn on certain occasions by members of the Chabad movement. Full definition →

Hebrew קָפּוֹטָה ← French capote
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  1. French · derived fromcapote“greatcoat”
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromקָפּוֹטָה
  3. English todaykapota

Borrowed from Hebrew קָפּוֹטָה, derived from French capote (“greatcoat”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchcapote all →

capotecappo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.