as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back the traveler wore a long hooded capote as he walked over the moors

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Recent Examples of capote In the first and third, the matador performs a series of passes of the bull through capes, first a large pink and yellow cape known as a capote and then a smaller red cape. Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020

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“Capote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capote. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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