A long cloak or coat with a hood, or in bullfighting, the pink and red cape used by a matador.
From Spanish 'capote', a diminutive of 'capa' (cape), which comes from Latin 'cappa'. The word traveled into English through Spanish contexts, especially regarding bullfighting.
The capote in bullfighting is specifically different from the muleta—the capote is bigger and used at the start of a fight, while the muleta is smaller and used later, showing how bullfighting terminology reveals centuries of ritualized technique.
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