English Explanatory Dictionary

capot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.

verb

To win all the tricks (from), when playing at piquet.

Pronunciation

/kəˈpɒt/ /kəˈpəʊ/

Word forms

capot capots capotting capoting capotted capoted

Etymology

From French capot. Doublet of kaput and capote.

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