capeta

Portuguese

Etymology

From capa (“cape”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpe.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpe.tɐ/

Rhymes: -etɐ
Hyphenation: ca‧pe‧ta

Noun

capeta m (plural capetas) (Brazil)

(colloquial) the Devil; Satan (the supreme evil being)
(colloquial) devil (creature from Hell)
devil (wicked or naughty person)
Brazilian cocktail made with vodka, condensed milk, cinnamon, and guarana

Synonyms

(the Devil): see Thesaurus:Satã
(devil): demónio

Derived terms

Further reading

“capeta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“capeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Noun

capeta f (plural capetas)

female equivalent of capeto