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Meaning of capitano | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. A head man.
  3. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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