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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEnd-cap
/ˈɛnd.kæp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A display of products placed at the end of an aisle in a store, used to draw special attention to promotional items.
"The grocery store featured the new organic snack chips on a prominent end-cap." - 2
A protective or decorative cap placed on the end of a rod, tube, or structural member.
"Make sure to attach the plastic end-caps to the metal shelving units before assembly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Compound noun formed from the words 'end' (from Old English ende) and 'cap' (from Late Latin cappa). Initially emerging in industrial and architectural contexts to denote a protective cover for the extremity of a structure or pipe, the term later expanded into retail merchandising to describe displays placed at the end of store aisles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "End-cap" is said worldwide
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tête de gondole
Transliteration: tɛt də ɡɔ̃dɔl
"Le nouveau produit est présenté en tête de gondole."
Stirnwanddisplay
Transliteration: ˈʃtɪʁnˌvantdɪspleː
"Das Aktionsangebot steht gut sichtbar auf dem Stirnwanddisplay."
testata di gondola
Transliteration: teˈstaːta di ˈɡoːndola
"I prodotti in offerta sono esposti sulla testata di gondola."
cabecera de góndola
Transliteration: kaβeˈseɾa ðe ˈɣondola
"Colocaron los nuevos refrescos en la cabecera de góndola."
ponta de gôndola
Transliteration: ˈpõtɐ dʒi ˈɡõdolɐ
"O artigo promocional está em destaque na ponta de gôndola."
ऐंड-कैप
Transliteration: aind-kaip
"नए उत्पादों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए उन्हें ऐंड-कैप पर रखा गया है।"
端架
Transliteration: duān jià
"这款新零食被摆放在超市的端架上。"
엔드캡
Transliteration: endeu-kaep
"신제품이 매장 통로 끝 엔드캡에 진열되어 있다."
エンドキャップ
Transliteration: endokyappu
"新商品は通路の端のエンドキャップに陳列されています。"
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