How to pronounce cape

Say it like this: /ˈkeɪp/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈkeɪp/

What does cape mean?

nounA piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

verbTo incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

““I became a novillero when I was fourteen, but I had already been going to the fields and caping bulls since I was about twelve."”

To head or point; to keep a course.

“The ship capes southwest by south.”

To skin (an animal, or particularly the head and shoulders of an animal, especially a deer), for taxidermy.

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