Polyglot Dictionary

capitán

/kapiˈtan/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
capitanes

Meaning

  1. captain

    • El capitán dio la orden.

      The captain gave the order.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

capitaine

capitaine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Portuguese

capitão

capitão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Practice

1 What does capitán mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ dio la orden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches capitán?

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