n. 1 a headland or promontory. 2 (the Cape) a the Cape of Good Hope. b the S. African province containing it. Cape Coloured adj. S.Afr. of the Coloured (see COLOURED 2) population of Cape Province.
n. a member of this population. Cape doctor S.Afr. colloq. a strong SE wind. Cape Dutch archaic Afrikaans. Cape gooseberry 1 an edible soft roundish yellow berry enclosed in a lantern-like husk. 2 the plant, Physalis peruviana, bearing these.
[ ME f. OF cap f. Prov. cap ult. f. L caput head ]