capa

Matador's flowing garment

Capa is a Spanish word for cape or cloak, borrowed into English primarily in bullfighting contexts.

The matador's capa is the large cape used in the early passes of a bullfight, typically magenta and yellow, distinct from the smaller red muleta used in the final stages.

The word appears occasionally in fashion or literary contexts evoking Spanish style.

garment

cloak

Sleeveless outer wrap

  • mantleCovering or wrap
  • ponchoHeadhole garment for rain
  • serapeTraditional woven shoulder covering

burnoose · jellaba · dolman · boubou · wrap · drape · outerwear · overgarment · shoulder · fastening

concealment

shroud

Burial cloth or covering

  • veilFabric that obscures
  • disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
  • maskFace-worn concealment

cover · screen · cloak-and-dagger · secrecy · obscure · hide · conceal · camouflage · undercover · covert

bullfighting

matador

Bullfight's fatal sword wielder

toro · corrida · plaza · picador · banderillero · olé · swirl · flourish · arena · toreador

layer

stratum

Horizontal layer of material

ply · sheet · laminate · substrate · sediment · overlay · membrane · horizon · thickness · bedding

vestment

cassock

Full-length clerical garment

  • chasubleLiturgical overgarment for clergy
  • albLiturgical white robe
  • surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment

kittel · liturgical · clerical · ecclesiastical · priestly · sacerdotal · celebrant · altar · mass · ordination

Opposites
garment coverage/protection

capaarmor

Protective combat covering

armour · cuirass · breastplate · chainmail · plate armor

concealment vs. exposure

capanakedness

Unclothed condition

nudity · exposure · bareness · undress · transparency

formality/ceremony

caparags

Torn cloth pieces

tatters · work clothes · plainclothes · everyday wear · undershirt

Phrases
Family

cap, cape, capable, capability, incapable, incapacity

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