"capacho" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈpa.ʃu/ [Brazil], /kɐˈpa.ʃu/ [Portugal], /kɐˈpa.ʃu/ [Portugal], /kɐˈpat.ʃu/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: capachos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish capacho, from capazo, from Latin capax. Etymology templates: {{uder|pt|es|capacho}} Spanish capacho Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} capacho m (plural capachos)
  1. doormat (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-capacho-pt-noun-Be-CrDmQ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese undefined derivations Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Portuguese undefined derivations: 78 22
  2. (figuratively) doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-capacho-pt-noun-hLmuontZ

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "capacho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish capacho",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Spanish capacho, from capazo, from Latin capax.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "capachos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "capacho m (plural capachos)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
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          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese undefined derivations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "doormat (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house)"
      ],
      "id": "en-capacho-pt-noun-Be-CrDmQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "doormat",
          "doormat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)"
      ],
      "id": "en-capacho-pt-noun-hLmuontZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "doormat",
          "doormat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈpa.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpa.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpa.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpat.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "capacho"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Spanish",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese undefined derivations",
    "es:Containers"
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "es",
        "3": "capacho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish capacho",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Spanish capacho, from capazo, from Latin capax.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "capachos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "capacho m (plural capachos)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "doormat (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house)"
      ],
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          "doormat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)"
      ],
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        [
          "doormat",
          "doormat"
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈpa.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpa.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpa.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpat.ʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "capacho"
}

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