capitaine

1 of 3

noun (1)

cap·​i·​taine

¦kapə¦tān

plural -s

1

: nile perch

2

: an African fish (Lates microlepis) closely related to the Nile perch

capitaine

2 of 3

variant of capitan

capitan

3 of 3

noun

cap·​i·​tan

¦kapə¦tan, 

-än

variants or capitaine

-ān

plural -s

: hogfish sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

French, literally, captain

Noun

capitan from American Spanish capitán, from Spanish, captain, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capitanus; capitaine probably from American French, from American Spanish capitán

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Rhymes for capitaine

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane
• inhumane