capitaine

1 of 2

noun

cap·​i·​taine

¦kapə¦tān

plural -s

1

: nile perch

2

: an African fish (Lates microlepis) closely related to the Nile perch

capitaine

2 of 2

variant of capitan

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, literally, captain

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