Meanings
proper noun
alternative Cape Ferret · alternative Ferret · alternative Cap-Ferret
- A cape in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France, separating Arcachon Bay, Gascony, from the Atlantic
- A community in Cap Ferret, Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France
Origin
- Frenchcap Ferret
- EnglishCap Ferret
Unadapted borrowing from French cap Ferret, from cap (“cape”) + ferret, from fer (“iron”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Cap-Ferret, cap Ferret
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APA
Cap Ferret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cap%20Ferret
MLA
“Cap Ferret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cap%20Ferret. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cap Ferret,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cap%20Ferret.
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