Main Difference
The main difference between Peninsula and Cape is that the Peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland and Cape is a sleeveless outer garment of varying lengths, sometimes attached to a coat.
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Peninsula
A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene “almost” and insula “island”) is a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, while being connected to a mainland from which it extends. Examples are the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan, the Scandinavian Peninsula and the Malay peninsula. The surrounding water is usually understood to be continuous, though not necessarily named as a single body of water. Peninsulas are not always named as such; one can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit. A point is generally considered a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water that is less prominent than a cape. A river which courses through a very tight meander is also sometimes said to form a “peninsula” within the (almost closed) loop of water. In English, the plurals of peninsula are peninsulas and, less commonly, peninsulae.
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Cape
A cape is a sleeveless outer garment, which drapes the wearer’s back, arms and chest, and fastens at the neck.
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Peninsula (noun)
A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
“byland|cape|chersonese|half-island|headland|ness”
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Cape (noun)
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
“chersonese|peninsula|point”
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Cape (noun)
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
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Cape (verb)
To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
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Cape (verb)
To head or point; to keep a course.
“The ship capes southwest by south.”
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Cape (verb)
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
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Cape (verb)
To wear a cape.
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Cape (verb)
To look for, search after.
“ux|en|Long may they search ere that they find that they after cape. (Geoffrey Chaucer)”
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Cape (verb)
To gaze or stare.
“The captain just caped mindlessly into the distance as his ship was hit by volley after volley.”
“ux|en|This Nicholas ever caped upward into the air. (Geoffrey Chaucer)”
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Peninsula (noun)
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
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Cape (noun)
a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one
“he was wearing a flowing cape”
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Cape (noun)
a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband
“the robe was decorated with gold lace on the fronts, cape, and hem”
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Cape (noun)
the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy
“the hair on a cape for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather”
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Cape (noun)
a headland or promontory
“we could see the island from the cape”
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Cape (noun)
the Cape of Good Hope.
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Cape (noun)
Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Cape (noun)
the former Cape Province of South Africa.
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Cape (verb)
(in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape
“the film shows a man expertly caping a charging bull”
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Cape (verb)
skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.