cappella

See also: Cappella

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapˈpɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: cap‧pèl‧la

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.

Noun

cappella f (plural cappelle)

1. (Christianity) chapel
2. (music) choir and accompanying musicians assigned to a church
3. (vulgar) glans of the penis

Derived terms

• a cappella
• cappellania
• cappellano

Descendants

• → Friulian: capele
• → German: Kapelle (“band”)
  • → English: capelle, kapelle
  • → Polish: kapela
• → Luxembourgish: Kapell
• → Norwegian Bokmål: cappella
• → Romanian: capelă
• → Russian: капе́лла (kapélla)
  • → Crimean Tatar: kapella

Etymology 2

From cappello (“hat”).

Noun

cappella f (plural cappelle)

1. (mycology) cap
2. (colloquial) (vulgar) head, glans (apex of the penis)

   Synonym: glande

Derived terms

• fare una cappella
• scappellare

Descendants

• → Albanian: kapelë
• → Aromanian: capelã
• → Romanian: capelă
• →? Romansch: capiala

Further reading

• cappella¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cappella² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana