capa

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæpə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kä′pə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ca•pa  (kä′pə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sportthe red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
  • Late Latin cappa; see cape1
  • Spanish
  • 1780–90

Cap•a  (kap′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Robert (Andrei Friedmann), 1913–54, U.S. photographer, born in Hungary.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Capa /ˈkæpə/ n
  1. Robert, real name André Friedmann. 1913–54, Hungarian photographer, who established his reputation as a photojournalist during the Spanish Civil War
'capa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Capablanca - caparison - cape - cope - hasp - capacious - capeador - capote - muleta - pase - pass - uncapacious

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