Meanings
proper nounthe Cape of Good Hope
- A headland in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town.
Origin
- PortugueseCabo da Boa Esperança
- EnglishCape of Good Hope
Calque of Portuguese Cabo da Boa Esperança.
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Kaap die Goeie Hoop
- Kaap die Goeie Hoopa cape in southwestern South Africa
Arabic رَأْس اَلرَّجَاء اَلصَّالِح
- رَأْس اَلرَّجَاء اَلصَّالِح (raʔs ar-rajāʔ aṣ-ṣāliḥ)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Basque Esperantza Oneko lurmuturra
- Esperantza Oneko lurmuturraa cape in southwestern South Africa
Bengali খোশ উমেদের অন্তরীপ
- খোশ উমেদের অন্তরীপ (khōś umeder ontorip)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Bulgarian нос До́бра Наде́жда
- нос До́бра Наде́жда (nos Dóbra Nadéžda)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Catalan Cap de Bona Esperança
- Cap de Bona Esperançaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Chinese Cantonese 好望角
- 好望角 (hou² mong⁶ gok³)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Chinese Mandarin 好望角
- 好望角 (Hǎowàngjiǎo)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Czech mys Dobré naděje
- mys Dobré nadějea cape in southwestern South Africa
Danish Kap Det Gode Håb
- Kap Det Gode Håba cape in southwestern South Africa
Dutch Kaap de Goede Hoop
- Kaap de Goede Hoopa cape in southwestern South Africa
Esperanto Kabo de Bona Espero
- Kabo de Bona Esperoa cape in southwestern South Africa
Finnish Hyväntoivonniemi
- Hyväntoivonniemia cape in southwestern South Africa
French cap de Bonne-Espérance
- cap de Bonne-Espérancea cape in southwestern South Africa
German Kap der Guten Hoffnung
- Kap der Guten Hoffnunga cape in southwestern South Africa
Greek Ακρωτήριο της Καλής Ελπίδος
- Ακρωτήριο της Καλής Ελπίδος (Akrotírio tis Kalís Elpídos)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Hawaiian Lae-Manaʻolana
- Lae-Manaʻolanaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Hungarian Jóreménység foka
- Jóreménység fokaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Icelandic Góðrarvonarhöfði
- Góðrarvonarhöfðia cape in southwestern South Africa
Italian Capo di Buona Speranza
- Capo di Buona Speranzaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Japanese 喜望峰
- 喜望峰 (Kibōhō)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Korean 희망봉
- 희망봉 (Huimangbong)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Malay Tanjung Harapan
- Tanjung Harapana cape in southwestern South Africa
Polish Przylądek Dobrej Nadziei
- Przylądek Dobrej Nadzieia cape in southwestern South Africa
Portuguese Cabo da Boa Esperança
- Cabo da Boa Esperançaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Romanian Capul Bunei Speranțe
- Capul Bunei Speranțea cape in southwestern South Africa
Russian мыс До́брой Наде́жды
- мыс До́брой Наде́жды (mys Dóbroj Nadéždy)a cape in southwestern South Africa
Slovak mys Dobrej nádeje
- mys Dobrej nádejea cape in southwestern South Africa
Spanish cabo de Buena Esperanza
- cabo de Buena Esperanzaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Swahili Rasi ya Tumaini Jema
- Rasi ya Tumaini Jemaa cape in southwestern South Africa
Swedish Godahoppsudden
- Godahoppsuddena cape in southwestern South Africa
Turkish Ümit Burnu
- Ümit Burnua cape in southwestern South Africa
Welsh Penrhyn Gobaith Da
- Penrhyn Gobaith Daa cape in southwestern South Africa
Cite this entry
APA
Cape of Good Hope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20of%20Good%20Hope
MLA
“Cape of Good Hope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20of%20Good%20Hope. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape of Good Hope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20of%20Good%20Hope.
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