capitano

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noun

A head man.

OriginItalian capitano →
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Meanings

capitano1

nouncapitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)

plural capitanos · plural capitanoes · plural capitani

  1. A head man.
  2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte, who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.

Capitano2

proper nounCapitano (plural Capitanos)

plural Capitanos

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

capitano · noun

  1. Italiancapitano
  2. Englishcapitano

From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

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Capitano · proper noun

  1. ItalianCapitano
  2. EnglishCapitano

Borrowed from Italian Capitano.

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APA

capitano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitano

MLA

“capitano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capitano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitano.

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