Polyglot Dictionary

capitão

/kapiˈtɐ̃w/

o 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
os capitães

Meaning

  1. captain

    • O capitão deu ordens.

      The captain gave orders.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hauptmann

Hauptmann is the German word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

German

Kapitän

Kapitän is the German word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Spanish

capitán

capitán is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

French

capitaine

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

Practice

1 What does capitão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ deu ordens.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches capitão?

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