Polyglot Dictionary

capa-de-chuva

/ˌkapadʒiˈʃuvɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as capas-de-chuva

Meaning

  1. raincoat

    Built from capa (cape) + de (of) + chuva (rain).

    • Vestiu a capa-de-chuva.

      He put on his raincoat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • capa cape
  • de of
  • chuva rain

Similar words

impermeável

capa-de-chuva is more literal and descriptive, a rain cape; impermeável is more general, a waterproof garment, and can also just mean "waterproof" as an adjective — both mean "raincoat."

Similar in other languages

German

Regenmantel

Regenmantel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "raincoat."

Spanish

chubasquero

chubasquero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "raincoat."

Spanish

gabardina

gabardina is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "raincoat."

Practice

1 What does capa-de-chuva mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vestiu a capa-de-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches capa-de-chuva?

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