Cape Verde

Cape Ver·de
/keɪp ˈvɜɹd//keɪp ˈvɜɹ.di/

proper noun

An archipelago and country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Cabo Verde. Capital: Praia.

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Cabo Verde
OriginPortuguese Cabo Verde →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archipelago and country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Cabo Verde. Capital: Praia.

    In the Cape Verde Islands, the electoral victory of Movement for Democracy ushered out sixteen years of one-party rule.

    1992, Richard Nixon, “The Southern Hemisphere”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 250

    Synonyms: Cabo Verde

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn archipelago and country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Cabo Verde. Capital: Praia.

Similar
Cabo Verde
Also see
cabo verde

Origin

  1. PortugueseCabo Verde
  2. PortugueseCabo Verde
  3. EnglishCape Verde

From cape + Portuguese verde (“green”). Partial calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kaap Verde
  • Kaap Verdecountry in Western Africa
Arabic كَابُو فِيرْدِي, الرَّأْسُ ٱلْأَخْضَر
  • كَابُو فِيرْدِي (kābū fīrdī)country in Western Africa
  • الرَّأْسُ ٱلْأَخْضَر (ar-raʔsu l-ʔaḵḍar)country in Western Africa
Bengali কেপ ভার্দ
  • কেপ ভার্দ (kep bhardo)country in Western Africa
Bulgarian Ка́бо Ве́рде, Зеле́ни нос
  • Ка́бо Ве́рде (Kábo Vérde)country in Western Africa
  • Зеле́ни нос (Zeléni nos)country in Western Africa
Catalan Cap Verd
  • Cap Verdcountry in Western Africa
Chinese Cantonese 佛得角
  • 佛得角 (fat⁶ dak¹ gok³)country in Western Africa
Chinese Mandarin 佛得角, 維德角 /维德角
  • 佛得角 (Fódéjiǎo)country in Western Africa
  • 維德角 /维德角 (Wéidéjiǎo)country in Western Africa
Czech Kapverdy
  • Kapverdycountry in Western Africa
Danish Kap Verde
  • Kap Verdecountry in Western Africa
Dutch Kaapverdië
  • Kaapverdiëcountry in Western Africa
Esperanto Kabo-Verdo
  • Kabo-Verdocountry in Western Africa
Estonian Roheneemesaared, Cabo Verde
  • Roheneemesaaredcountry in Western Africa
  • Cabo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Finnish Kap Verde
  • Kap Verdecountry in Western Africa
French Cap-Vert
  • Cap-Vertcountry in Western Africa
German Kap Verde
  • Kap Verdecountry in Western Africa
Greek Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο
  • Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο (Prásino Akrotírio)country in Western Africa
Hawaiian Laeuliuli
  • Laeuliulicountry in Western Africa
Hebrew כֵּף וֶרְדֶּה
  • כֵּף וֶרְדֶּהcountry in Western Africa
Hindi केप वर्डे
  • केप वर्डे (kep varḍe)country in Western Africa
Hungarian Zöld-foki Köztársaság, Zöld-foki-szigetek
  • Zöld-foki Köztársaságcountry in Western Africa
  • Zöld-foki-szigetekcountry in Western Africa
Icelandic Grænhöfðaeyjar
  • Grænhöfðaeyjarcountry in Western Africa
Indonesian Tanjung Verde
  • Tanjung Verdecountry in Western Africa
Irish Rinn Verde
  • Rinn Verdecountry in Western Africa
Italian Capo Verde
  • Capo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Japanese カーボベルデ
  • カーボベルデ (Kāboberude)country in Western Africa
Korean 카보베르데, 까부웨르드
  • 카보베르데 (Kabobereude)country in Western Africa
  • 까부웨르드 (Kkabuwereudeu)country in Western Africa
  • 베르데갑 (Bereudegap)country in Western Africa
Latvian Kaboverde
  • Kaboverdecountry in Western Africa
Lithuanian Žaliasis Kyšulys
  • Žaliasis Kyšulyscountry in Western Africa
Malay Tanjung Verde
  • Tanjung Verdecountry in Western Africa
Māori Te Kūrae Matomato
  • Te Kūrae Matomatocountry in Western Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Kapp Verde
  • Kapp Verdecountry in Western Africa
Persian کاپ وِرد
  • کاپ وِرد (kâp verd)country in Western Africa
Polish Republika Zielonego Przylądka
  • Republika Zielonego Przylądkacountry in Western Africa
Portuguese Cabo Verde
  • Cabo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Romanian Capul Verde, Republica Capului Verde
  • Capul Verdecountry in Western Africa
  • Republica Capului Verdecountry in Western Africa
Russian Ка́бо-Ве́рде, Острова́ Зелёного Мы́са
  • Ка́бо-Ве́рде (Kábo-Vɛ́rdɛ)country in Western Africa
  • Острова́ Зелёного Мы́са (Ostrová Zeljónovo Mýsa)country in Western Africa
Slovak Kapverdy
  • Kapverdycountry in Western Africa
Spanish Cabo Verde
  • Cabo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Swahili Cabo Verde
  • Cabo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Swedish Kap Verde
  • Kap Verdecountry in Western Africa
Tagalog Kabo Berde, Cabo Verde
  • Kabo Berdecountry in Western Africa
  • Cabo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Tamil கேப் வர்டி
  • கேப் வர்டி (kēp varṭi)country in Western Africa
Thai กาบูเวร์ดี
  • กาบูเวร์ดี (gaa-buu-wee-dii)country in Western Africa
Turkish Yeşil Burun Adaları
  • Yeşil Burun Adalarıcountry in Western Africa
Ukrainian Ка́бо-Ве́рде, Острови́ Зеле́ного Ми́су
  • Ка́бо-Ве́рде (Kábo-Vérde)country in Western Africa
  • Острови́ Зеле́ного Ми́су (Ostrový Zelénoho Mýsu)country in Western Africa
Urdu کیپ وَرْڈی
  • کیپ وَرْڈی (kep varḍe)country in Western Africa
Vietnamese Cáp-Ve, Cáp Ve
  • Cáp-Vecountry in Western Africa
  • Cáp Vecountry in Western Africa
Welsh Cabo Verde
  • Cabo Verdecountry in Western Africa
Yiddish קאַפּווערדישע אינדזלען, קאַבאָ־ווערדע
  • קאַפּווערדישע אינדזלען (kapverdishe indzlen)country in Western Africa
  • קאַבאָ־ווערדע (kabo-verde)country in Western Africa

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cape Verde

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Cite this entry
APA

Cape Verde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Verde

MLA

“Cape Verde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Verde. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape Verde,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Verde.

Source: Cape Verde on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.