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caput

ca·put

UK/kəˈpʊt/ US/ˈkæp.ət/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

  • “the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula”
2.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

  • “he stuck his head out the window”
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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cape, capo, chef, and chief, and distantly of head and Howth.

Phrases

  • caput mortuum

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