English → Latin
“cowl” in Latin
cucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical wrapper or casecucūllātushooded (having a hood); cucullatedpaenulaA kind of sleeveless cloak or mantle with an opening for the head, worn on journeys or in rainy weather.; A covering, coōrōto orate, deliver a speech publicly; to plead, beg, pray, entreat
The English word cowl itself goes back to Latin cucullus, through cuculla.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cowl
cucullus: with a cowl, cucullatus: a travelling habit with a cowl, paenula (which used in later times to be worn by the orators; Vid: Dial., orat., 39, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cowl?
- The usual Latin words for “cowl” are cucullus, cucūllātus, paenula; also ōrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.