Spanish word

encapuchado

Pronunciation

IPA/eŋkapuˈtʃaðo/

Meaning

  • adjectivehooded

Example

Vi a la chica encapuchada en el parque.

I saw the hooded girl in the park.

Illustration for encapuchado (hooded)

More examples

La policía detuvo a un hombre encapuchado en la estación.

The police detained a hooded man at the station.

Core concept

Hooded figure with the face partly hidden.

Common phrases

  • persona encapuchada

    hooded person

  • hombre encapuchado

    hooded man

  • mujer encapuchada

    hooded woman

Similar words

capuchado: Wearing a hooded garment on the head, with the hood visible and the face often still seen.
enmascarado: Wearing a mask that covers the face and conceals the person's identity.

Definition in Spanish

Que lleva una capucha que oculta parcial o totalmente el rostro; también se usa como sustantivo para referirse a personas con la cara cubierta.

Word origin

Adjective formed from encapuchar (en- plus capucha 'hood'), where capucha traces back to Latin cappa 'hood or cape'.

Usage tips

  • Used also as a noun for a person with a covered face, and in reports it can carry a hostile or political connotation rather than only a neutral description.

Other meanings

  • hooded personnoun

Opposites

  • descubiertouncoveredadjective
  • desenmascaradounmaskedadjective

Related words

  • encapucharhoodverb
  • encapuchamientohoodingnoun

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