capirucho

el capirucho
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. hood
Los penitentes usan capiruchos para arrepentirse públicamente sin ser identificados; esta tradición se remonta al siglo quince.Penitents use hoods to repent in public without being identified; this tradition dates back to the fifteenth century.
2. (toy)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. cup and ball
El capirucho era popular en Francia en el siglo dieciséis.The cup and ball was popular in France in the sixteenth century.
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