blackcap en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈblækˌkæp/ (General-American)
Etymology
Calque of Latin ātricapillus (“blackcap; black-haired”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγκόρυφος (melankóruphos). By surface analysis, black + cap.
Meanings
- A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
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(UK, US, dialectal, obsolete) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus).
Other times the cat would run off to the hunting grounds, either the swamps or the Astroni, and when the hunters shot down an oriole or a great tit or a blackcap [translating capofuscolo], she collected them and presented them to the king with the same message.
2007, Giambattista Basile, translated by Nancy L. Canepa, Tale of Tales, Penguin, II.4:
- An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
- (Canada, US) The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blackcaps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
blackcap raspberry · bush blackcap · Wilson's blackcap · Eurasian blackcap