Name
The word Caparica seems to derive from the Latin cappar, cappari or capparis, which means caper. Therefore, caparica is a place where capers exist. It exists in the city of Almada a big incidence on the Latin originated terms. It excludes the Arabic originated word, partly the al-kabbara which derives from the Latin.
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