"capataz" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capataces [plural], capatas [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caputder. Spanish capatazbor. English capataz Borrowed from Spanish capataz. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:capataz|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caputder. Spanish capatazbor. English capataz [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "seize", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kap-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kap-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*káput", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kaput", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "caput", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "capataz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "capataz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="capataz"> Borrowed from Spanish capataz., {{ety|en|:bor|es:capataz|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caputder. Spanish capatazbor. English capataz Borrowed from Spanish capataz. Head templates: {{en-noun|capataces}} capataz (plural capataces)
  1. boss, foreman, overseer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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