From so- (“under”) +‎ capa (“cover, cloak”).

• Hyphenation: so‧ca‧pa

socapa f (plural socapas)

1. cunning

   Synonym: manha

2. disguise

   Synonym: disfarce

• à socapa

• “socapa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “socapa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026