Meaning
chapel
- church choir
In a sentence
Abbiamo visitato una piccola cappella in montagna.
We visited a small chapel in the mountains.
La cappella canta ogni domenica durante la messa?
Does the choir sing every Sunday during mass?
La Cappella Sistina è famosa in tutto il mondo per i suoi affreschi.
The Sistine Chapel is famous worldwide for its frescoes.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cappella | feminine · singular |
| cappelle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a church building, cappella is smaller than chiesa; use duomo or cattedrale for a cathedral.
- Do not confuse cappella with capitalized Cappella in names, or with a cappella, the musical expression meaning 'without instruments'.
- In everyday Italian, the anatomical sense is vulgar and uncommon; avoid it unless the context is explicitly sexual or medical.