noun
capitan
ka-pih-TAN
noun
1
Spanish for "captain," sometimes borrowed into English for local flavor.
"The fishing boat's capitan waved us aboard."
How to Use Capitan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Spanish word for captain.
Word Forms
capitans plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish capitán.