capitana

/kapiˈtana/ · B2 · noun · f

wife

capitana — wife

⚓👩 capitana = capitán (captain) + feminine -a, the captain's wife

Spanish capitán means captain, from Latin caput, head. Adding the feminine ending -a gives capitana, historically the captain's wife. Today it often means a female captain, but the older sense is wife of the captain.

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