capilla

See also: Capilla

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish capilla, from Late Latin cappella.

Noun

capilla

1. chapel

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpiʝa/ [kaˈpi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpiʝa/ [kaˈpi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈpiʎa/ [kaˈpi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈpiʃa/ [kaˈpi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈpiʒa/ [kaˈpi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧lla

Noun

capilla f (plural capillas)

1. chapel
2. a hood that attaches to the neck of a cape, overcoat, or religious habit

Derived terms

• antecapilla

Related terms

• capa
• capellán

Descendants

• → Asturian: capiya, capía
• Chavacano: capilla
• → Bikol Central: kapilya
• → Cebuano: kapilya
• → Ilocano: kapilia
• → Hiligaynon: kapilya
• → Tagalog: kapilya

Further reading

• “capilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024