Capu

Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *capum ("head, chief"), from Latin caput ("head, etc."), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

Noun
capu m (plural capus) capu m (plural capus, feminine capa, feminine plural capas)
 * 1) end, edge, extremity (furthest or terminal point of something)
 * 2) end, finish, conclusion (terminal point of something in time)
 * 3) stub, butt, stump (something blunted, stunted, burnt to a stub, or cut short)
 * 4) (nautical) cable, rope (strong rope or chain, especially used to moor or anchor a ship)
 * 5) (geography) cape, headland (piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake)
 * 6) (heraldry) chief
 * 1) chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization
 * 2) boss; supervisor; manager
 * 3) (military) corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4)
 * 4) (law enforcement) sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)

Derived terms

 * abdar capus
 * acapar
 * au capu de
 * capàl

Related terms

 * capeça
 * capiàn
 * minusgapu
 * šef