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capote

noun
ca·​pote | \ kə-ˈpōt How to pronounce capote (audio) \

Definition of capote

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a usually long and hooded cloak or overcoat

Capote

biographical name
Ca·​pote | \ kə-ˈpō-tē How to pronounce Capote (audio) \

Definition of Capote (Entry 2 of 2)

Truman 1924–1984 American writer
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Synonyms for capote

Synonyms: Noun

cape, cloak, frock, manteau, mantle

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Examples of capote in a Sentence

Noun

 the traveler wore a long hooded capote as he walked over the moors

First Known Use of capote

Noun

1799, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for capote

Noun

French, from cape cloak, from Late Latin cappa

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