capítulo

See also: capitulo and capituló

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”). Doublet of cabido, which is inherited.

Noun

capítulo m (plural capítulos)

chapter (section in a book)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

capitolo (obsolete)
capítolo (obsolete)
capitulo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”), diminutive Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Compare the inherited doublet cabido.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.tu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.tu.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpi.tu.lu/

Hyphenation: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo

Noun

capítulo m (plural capítulos)

chapter (section in a book)
chapter (administrative division of an organization)

Related terms

secção

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum. Compare the inherited doublet of cabildo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈpitulo/ [kaˈpi.t̪u.lo]
(Latin America)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -itulo
Syllabification: ca‧pí‧tu‧lo

Noun

capítulo m (plural capítulos)

chapter

Descendants

→ Cebuano: kapitulo

Further reading

“capítulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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