capote: Meaning and Definition of

ca•pote

1. a long cloak with a hood.
2. a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
3. a bullfighter's cape; capa.
4. an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.

Ca•po•te

1. 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.