capicola

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noun

A traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.

Similar
coppagabagool
OriginItalian capocollo →
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Meanings

nouncapicola (countable and uncountable, plural capicoli or capicolas)

plural capicoli · plural capicolas · alternative Canada capicollo · alternative Canada capicolla · alternative cappicola

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.

    Synonyms: coppa, gabagool

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.

Similar
coppagabagool

Origin

  1. Italiancapocollo
  2. Englishcapicola

From Italian capocollo or capicollo, from capo (“head”) + collo (“neck”), with pronunciation likely influenced by Neapolitan. Doublet of gabagool.

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Translations

Italian capocollo
  • capocolloItalian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole
Polish capocollo
  • capocolloItalian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole
Portuguese copa
  • copaItalian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole
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APA

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“capicola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capicola. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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