{"id":24756,"date":"2026-09-18T13:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24756"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:36:45","slug":"monks-monkeys-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24756","title":{"rendered":"Monks, Monkeys &#038; Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What links a New World <strong>monkey<\/strong>, a type of <strong>cloak<\/strong>, an <strong>order of friars<\/strong> and a type of <strong>coffee<\/strong>? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/paullew\/8052923086\/in\/photolist-dgBktu-NfyQn6-2m7tDaE-PPByDQ-sDCWGQ-2m8bfvw-KhtpjM-2s1ZzNX-fnJaXm-TRB2e1-2qD1Pd3-D6xMvK-24FKkFF-24Cdkgk-2jyCvUy-2mAHzRU-egN7z3-RBiZjZ-2fdSWy3-2oQoMhb-2menEEg-2jYhnsm-Ff7j6S-jmXU9E-fu2hZQ-248YxY-2rokvX6-uuVcDj-XK9mGR-QTi76D-MDxSdp-2s7hGsK-2n2HSBx-RFepZ8-2gUDyo4-E1BGZN-PuiF7h-AGZgqm-KqU4F7-6amhjT-2iRhnNV-7GDW1S-zZHr5T-QPR1LG-PaHaRr-4HDnob-NoM2kv-SDNfF7-PBioZt-2orqFZC\" title=\"Sons of Saint Francis\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8450\/8052923086_89c43b5234_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" alt=\"Sons of Saint Francis\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>capuchin<\/strong> [\u02c8k\u00e6p.\u0259.t\u0283\u026an] can refer to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A monk of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a.k.a. a Franciscan.<\/li>\n<li>A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.<\/li>\n<li>A capuchin monkey.<\/li>\n<li>A hooded pigeon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from French <em>capuchin<\/em>, from <em>capucin<\/em> (capuchin [monkey], Capuchin friar), from Italian <em>cappuccino<\/em> (Capuchin [friar], cappuccino [coffee]), from <em>cappuccio<\/em> (hood, cowl), a diminutive of <em>cappuccio<\/em> (hood, cowl, top, cabbage), a diminutive of <em>cappa<\/em> (coat, cloak, cowl, hood, cape, tarpaulin), from Late Latin <em>cappa<\/em> (cape, hooded cloak, cap), which possibly is related to <em>caput<\/em> (head) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/capuchin#English\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words include <strong>cap<\/strong>, <strong>cape<\/strong>, <strong>chapel<\/strong>, <strong>cope<\/strong> and <strong>escape<\/strong> in English, <strong>capa<\/strong> (clock, cape, cover) in Portuguese, <strong>cappello<\/strong> (hat) in Italian, <strong>czapka<\/strong> (cap) in Polish, and <strong>Kappe<\/strong> (cap, hood) in German [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cappa#Latin\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/peetastn\/17278759521\/in\/photolist-sjSadV-4P6ZFd-kZLjh-2nEoRS-fAynrM-7UvtVP-7W4y4m-57Jm31-8rt74H-aahCWp-94GaF-boLBtC-6oiwm3-7LtG15-63BpjR-5zjXDr-59EYnB-5pnHDh-aERxpX-zf6Rv-djWx-7HGB1v-XYTd4d-MCjV1y-rHRBx-b1gZir-8BBxWM-dHFJ8v-9sGJLm-7MVQM2-b91tcX-5H7YnQ-5B5TC3-oU29go-9gxCTn-bwmWec-7sQzA1-EnrdX-22vvFB-9pcU9y-22vvEX-291Gzo-rD2uV-22vvFR-5ZRBLo-xCuCz-6vwPpr-3jU7Kw-dHk7yy-5K2iV7\" title=\"cappuccino\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8711\/17278759521_cbe5533188_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"cappuccino\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The coffee gets its name from the friars, as it&#8217;s a similar shade of brown to their habits. The English word <strong>cappuccino<\/strong> comes from Italian <strong>cappuccino<\/strong>, which comes from Viennese German <strong>Kapuziner<\/strong> (Capuchin [friar]), an abbreviation of <strong>Kapuzinerkaffee \/  Capuzinerkaffee<\/strong>, a type of coffee that emerged in Vienna during the 18th century. The drink spread to northern Italy when it was under Austrian domination, and became known as <strong>cappuccino<\/strong> in Italian. The ingredients and the way the drink is made have changed over time [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cappuccino#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/drterdal\/14582637943\/in\/photolist-rMkWpP-odBQd8-7txrUU-6tDiCj-62ZZei-buDogQ-6tz45r-5RzbBq-HhpH7-NaH5c5-9t1B21-7LWoYb-xtN9fG-daPoKb-oSy1oY-4foYW6-egLkXK-aadtLX-2noaVh-4fk66R-e2vn8T-BcKbDY-bDEH5M-j9P17S-HmQhkA-b1C7Bk-7YZQFU-aaghVL-d3JnKh-qyu3bD-6tgqaa-6fAWYS-bNyfF4-64rTHF-bDEH4z-o6qg5M-puTd7w-4fk4i4-8mkXUB-iPT6aT-9ae3sZ-hunvH-qtUxYc-daPoBJ-wA7eGK-qu5pTD-7bmKJv-9EE3vJ-65vVQY-ndieVK\" title=\"Capuchin family\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2915\/14582637943_17d490f646_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Capuchin family\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The monkeys are also named after the friars, as the Portuguese explorers who encountered them in the 15th century thought the colours of their fur made them look like little Capuchin friars [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capuchin_monkey#Etymology\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Blog horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1685480124\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What links a New World monkey, a type of cloak, an order of friars and a type of coffee? Let&#8217;s find out. The word capuchin [\u02c8k\u00e6p.\u0259.t\u0283\u026an] can refer to: A monk of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a.k.a. a Franciscan. A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,107,111,116,128,10,302,15,39,41,78],"tags":[700,702,701,164,158,309,138,157,703,281,163],"class_list":["post-24756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-german","category-italian","category-language","category-late-latin","category-latin","category-polish","category-portuguese","category-words-and-phrases","tag-cappuccino","tag-capuchin","tag-coffee","tag-english","tag-etymology","tag-italian","tag-language","tag-latin","tag-monkeys","tag-omniglot","tag-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24756"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24759,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24756\/revisions\/24759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}