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noun, feminine

capote

/ka.pɔt/

noun, feminine/ka.pɔt/plural: capotes

greatcoat; soft top; ellipsis of capote anglaise (“condom”)

Le pape demande de choisir hostie ou capote / Oh Shit ! Moins de fidèles et plus de sex shopsThe Pope asks (them) to choose between the Eucharist and the condom / Oh Shit ! Less faithfuls and more sex shops

Ultimately from Latin caput (“head”), with the diminutive French suffix -ote. Piecewise doublet of capot.