kapota

Borrowed from Hebrew קָפּוֹטָה, derived from French capote (“greatcoat”).

kapota (plural kapotas)

1. (Judaism) A long black coat worn on certain occasions by members of the Chabad movement.
   • 1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     They also wear large-brimmed black felt fedoras, and for all religious occasions a kapota, a knee-length double-breasted silk coat.)

Borrowed from French capote, from Latin caput.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpɔ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: ka‧po‧ta

kapota f (diminutive kapotka)

1. (colloquial) greatcoat

   Synonym: okrycie

• kapota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kapota in Polish dictionaries at PWN