capataz

noun

ca·​pa·​taz

¦kapə¦täz

variants or less commonly capatas

-äs

plural capataces

ˌkapəˈtäˌsās

: boss, foreman, overseer

behaved very well under their capataz

—Joseph Conrad

Word History

Etymology

Spanish capataz, irregular from Latin caput head

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