capuche
[k
uh
-
poosh
, -
pooch
]
/kəˈpuʃ, -ˈputʃ/
noun
1.
a hood or cowl, especially the long, pointed cowl of the Capuchins.
Origin
1590-1600;
<
Middle French
<
Italian
cappuccio,
equivalent to
capp
(
a
) cloak (see
cap
1
) +
-uccio
augmentative suffix
Related forms
capuched,
adjective
Examples from the web for
capuche
The saint added a short cloak over the shoulders, and a
capuche
to cover the head.
British Dictionary definitions for
capuche
capuche
/
kəˈpuːʃ
/
noun
1.
a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars
Word Origin
C17: from French, from Italian
cappuccio
hood, from Late Latin
cappa
cloak