/keuh poht"/ ; Fr. /kann pawt"/ , n. , pl. capotes /-pohts"/ ; Fr. /-pawt"/ .
1. a long cloak with a hood.
2. a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
3. a bullfighter's cape; capa.
4. an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.
Also, capot .
[ 1790-1800, Amer.; cape ( capa CAPE 1 ) + -ote, fem. of -ot dim. suffix ]