English Explanatory Dictionary

capitano

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A head man.
  2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte, who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Word forms

capitano capitanos capitanoes capitani

Etymology

From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain.

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