"blackcap" meaning in English

See blackcap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblækˌkæp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blackcap.wav [US] Forms: blackcaps [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin ātricapillus (“blackcap; black-haired”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγκόρυφος (melankóruphos). By surface analysis, black + cap. 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  1. A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
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  2. (obsolete, UK, US, dialectal) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus). Tags: UK, US, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-7dGzWoRu Categories (other): American English, British English, Tits Disambiguation of Tits: 17 44 12 26
  3. (cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-Q0JGkI5h Categories (other): Cooking Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  4. (Canada, US) The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis). Wikidata QID: Q1386973 Tags: Canada, US Related terms: black cap [alternative]
    Sense id: en-blackcap-en-noun-en:Q1386973 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Berries, Brambles, Fruits, Warblers Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 10 31 17 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 32 18 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 29 21 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 24 19 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 26 21 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 25 21 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 24 18 39 Disambiguation of Berries: 3 6 8 83 Disambiguation of Brambles: 12 19 14 54 Disambiguation of Fruits: 17 23 18 42 Disambiguation of Warblers: 17 23 20 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blackcap raspberry, bush blackcap (taxonomic: Lioptilus nigricapillus), Eurasian blackcap (taxonomic: Sylvia atricapilla), Wilson's blackcap (taxonomic: Wilsonia pusilla)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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