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Canvas
Canvas (帆布, hampu) is a heavy plain-weave fabric of cotton, linen, or hemp, named for hemp; duck cloth is denser plied-yarn canvas graded by the US numbered system where lower numbers mean heavier cloth.
Cap
Cap: a brimless, close-fitting head covering, often with a visor; also an upper legal limit, a warm-air layer that delays thunderstorms, slang for a lie, and several CAP acronyms.
Cap'n Crunch
Cap'n Crunch is a sweetened corn and oat breakfast cereal line introduced in 1963 by Quaker Oats, a PepsiCo division since 2001, led by mascot Cap'n Horatio Magellan Crunch and known for staying crunchy in milk.
Capacocha
Capacocha (Qhapaq Hucha) was the principal sacrificial rite of the Inca Empire, in which children were offered at sacred mountain shrines in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Cape
Cape: a sleeveless outer garment fastening at the neck and hanging from the shoulders, shorter than a cloak; from Latin cappa; worn since prehistory for weather, ceremony, and status, and recurring in modern fashion.
Capirote
Capirote: the tall conical pointed hood (Spanish capirote, also cucurucho or coroza) worn by Holy Week penitents in Spain and Hispanic countries; originating in 15th-century Inquisition punishment dress, adopted by Seville brotherhoods in the 17th century, unrelated to the later KKK costume.
Capocollo
Capocollo (coppa, capicola, gabagool) is an Italian whole-muscle cured pork neck salume; protected versions include Coppa Piacentina DOP, Capocollo di Calabria DOP, Coppa di Parma IGP, and Capocollo di Martina Franca IGP.
Cappuccino
Cappuccino (cappuccini): Italian espresso drink of espresso, steamed milk, and microfoam, 150–180 ml, named 1948 after Capuchin friars' hoods; a breakfast drink in Italy, distinct from latte and flat white.
Capri Holdings
Capri Holdings Limited (NYSE: CPRI), formerly Michael Kors Holdings Limited, is a luxury fashion group owning Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo; it bought Versace in 2018, survived a blocked $8.5 billion Tapestry merger, and sold Versace to Prada in 2025.
Capri pants
Capri pants, also called capris, are close-fitting women's pants cropped to end above the ankle. Named for the Italian island of Capri, they became popular in the 1950s.
Capsule wardrobe
Capsule wardrobe: a small, coordinated set of versatile clothes mixed into many outfits. Coined by Susie Faux in 1970s London, popularized by Donna Karan's 1985 Seven Easy Pieces; linked to Project 333 and sustainable fashion research.
Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan is a spiced rum brand named after privateer Henry Morgan, introduced by Seagram's in 1944 in Jamaica and owned by Diageo since 2000/2001. Flagship Original Spiced is 35% ABV Virgin Islands rum with over 11 million cases sold yearly in 100+ countries.
Carabao Energy Drink
Carabao Energy Drink (คาราบาวแดง, Carabao Dang) is a Thai energy drink launched in 2002 by Carabao Tawandang, co-founded by band singer Aed Carabao; Thailand's second largest energy drink brand and title sponsor of the English Carabao Cup since 2017.
Carajillo
Carajillo: Spanish coffee drink mixing coffee with a spirit; in Spain hot with brandy, rum, anís, orujo, or whisky; in Mexico cold espresso with Licor 43 over ice; compared with caffè corretto and espresso martini.
Caramel
Caramel (焦糖, caramelo) is sugar heated until browned, covering both the chewy dairy-sugar confection and caramel color (E150a–d, four JECFA classes) used as a food colorant and flavoring.
Caramel color
Caramel color (E150a-d, INS 150a-d, Class I-IV) is a dark brown colorant made by heating carbohydrates with acids, alkalis, or salts; four classes differ by reactants, with JECFA and EFSA ADIs and 4-MEI limits.
Caramelization
Caramelization is the heat-driven, non-enzymatic browning of sugars alone, distinct from the Maillard reaction, producing brown pigments and caramel aromas; thresholds vary by sugar, e.g. fructose about 150 °C.
Carbonara
Carbonara (spaghetti alla carbonara) is Rome's egg-and-cheese pasta with guanciale and black pepper, no cream. A young dish: first mentioned 1950, first recipes 1952 (Chicago) and 1954 (La Cucina Italiana).
Carbonated water
Carbonated water, also called sparkling water, soda water, or seltzer, is water infused with CO2 under pressure. Artificially invented by Joseph Priestley in 1767 and commercialized by Jacob Schweppe around 1793; pH 4-5, hydrates like still water, minimal enamel effect when plain.
Cardamom
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum, elaichi), a Zingiberaceae spice from southern India; aromatic green capsules with 3.5–7% essential oil, led by α-terpinyl acetate and 1,8-cineole; Guatemala now the top producer and exporter; distinct from black cardamom (Amomum subulatum).
Cardigan (sweater)
Cardigan sweater: a front-opening knitted sweater fastened with buttons, zips, or snaps, named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan of the Crimean War; word in use since 1856, popularized for women by Coco Chanel in the 1920s.
Carding
Carding: textile fiber-preparation process using wire-toothed cards or carding machines to disentangle, align, blend, and clean cotton or wool before spinning; woollen roving versus worsted sliver; from 13th-century hand cards to Arkwright's 1775 machine.
Cargill family
The Cargill family, also known as the Cargill-MacMillan family, is the American dynasty that has owned and controlled Cargill Inc., the Minneapolis food and agriculture company, since 1865.
Carhartt
Carhartt: American workwear brand founded 1889 in Detroit by Hamilton Carhartt; bib overalls for railroad workers, Chore Coat, Detroit Jacket; family-owned, Dearborn, Michigan; Carhartt WIP European fashion line.
Caribana
Caribana, officially the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, is an annual Caribbean carnival festival in Toronto that began in 1967 and peaks with the Grand Parade, drawing about 2 million people over three weeks.
Caribbean cuisine
Caribbean cuisine, also called West Indian or Creole cooking, fuses Indigenous Taíno, African, European, Indian, and Chinese foodways across the islands; key markers include jerk, ackee and saltfish, ground provisions, and Scotch bonnet heat.
Caribou Coffee
Caribou Coffee: American coffeehouse chain founded 1992 in Edina, Minnesota by John and Kim Puckett; owned by JAB Holding under Panera Brands since 2013; over 800 locations in 11 countries, concentrated in the Midwest.
CariDee English
CariDee English (born 1984, Fargo, North Dakota) is an American model and TV personality who won Cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model in December 2006, later a National Psoriasis Foundation spokesperson, host of Pretty Wicked, and drummer in LUVnENGLISH.
Carl Ruiz
Carl "The Cuban" Ruiz (April 4, 1975 – September 21, 2019) was an American celebrity chef, La Cubana owner, and Food Network judge who won Guy's Grocery Games Season 12.
Carl's Jr.
Carl's Jr. is an American fast-food chain founded in 1941 by Carl and Margaret Karcher from a $326 hot dog cart, known for charbroiled burgers, sister brand of Hardee's under CKE Restaurants, headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.