Home › Words › C › capuchecapuche/kəˈpuːtʃ/capuche means A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.capuche is pronounced /kəˈpuːtʃ/.EtymologyFrom French capuche. Doublet of cappuccio.nounA long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.capoch 78% match — A hood, especially one attached to the gown of a monk. vs capuche →cappuccio 78% match — A hood, especially of a cloak; a capuche. vs capuche →capuched 76% match — hooded; or covered with something resembling a hood vs capuche →capuchin 70% match — A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan. vs capuche →almuce 66% match — A hood or cape. vs capuche →capuchiness 63% match — A member of the Capuchin Poor Clares, a Catholic religious order for women. vs capuche →capote 63% match — A long coat or cloak with a hood. vs capuche →capistrate 63% match — Hooded, cowled. vs capuche →