noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.
2. 2
   A cappuccino. colloquial

   "I tend to like lattes or cappas, and have been known to have two or three a day, usually when I'm stressed."

Example

More examples

"I tend to like lattes or cappas, and have been known to have two or three a day, usually when I'm stressed."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capa and cape.

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