Definitions for Capiz

Capiz ca·piz

Spelling: [kuh-peez, ka-]
IPA: /kəˈpiz, kæ-/

Capiz is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in Capiz (acipz).

Definitions for Capiz

noun

  1. a small marine bivalve of the genus Placuna, especially P. placenta, common in Philippine coastal waters and some other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
  2. Also called windowpane shell, windowglass shell. the squarish, translucent inner shell of Placuna used in making lamps, windowpane, and decorative objects.

Origin of Capiz

of unexplained orig.

Examples for Capiz

It should be added that capiz and Antique also produce, in a lesser degree than Iloilo, a proportion of manufactured goods.

Its chief town is capiz, situated on the river of the same name.

Bayons are also produced in large quantities in capiz province.

In Dumalag, capiz Province, hats are of considerable importance.

They have also succeeded in intrenching themselves at capiz and in other parts of the Viscayas.

Those found on Sibuyan island, in capiz province, are considered the best, being the smallest and stoutest.

Nevertheless, it is used to some extent in the production of hats and mats, especially in the provinces of Iloilo and capiz.

capiz occupies the whole of the northern portion of the coast of Panay, for a distance of seventy-seven miles.

The harbours of Batan and of capiz (the cabacera) are safe for vessels of moderate size.

In the afternoon we came to the entrance of the river on which capiz is located.

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