cápita

head (per-capita)

noun KAH-pee-tah Less Common

Origin: From Latin caput (head).

Usage Note

Cápita almost always appears in the fixed phrase per cápita (per head, per person), borrowed directly from Latin. It does not appear independently in everyday Spanish. Renta per cápita (per-capita income) and PIB per cápita (GDP per capita) are the standard collocations in economics journalism.

Examples

"El ingreso per cápita aumentó el año pasado."

Natural Translation

Per-capita income increased last year.

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