capital

Portuguese

/kɐ.pi.ˈtaɫ/, /ka.pi.ˈtaw/

noun
Definitions
  • (geopolitics) capital; capital city place where the seat of a government is located
  • (figurative) capital the most important place associated with something

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capitālis (of the head, capital, deadly).

Origin

Latin

capitālis

Gloss

of the head, capital, deadly

Kanji

畿, 資

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