caparazón

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish caparaçón (15th century), from Old Occitan capairon; or alternatively from the ancestor of Mistralian Provençal caparasso (“large cape with hood”) + -ón;[1] both ultimately from Late Latin cappa (“cape”).

Noun

caparazón m (plural caparazones)

  1. shell
  2. caparison
  3. carapace

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