Main Entry:

¹cape

Pronunciation:

\ˈkāp\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English cap, from Anglo-French cape, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput head — more at head

Date:

14th century

1: a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point2often capitalized : cape cod cottage