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capon

American  
[key-pon, -puhn] / ˈkeɪ pɒn, -pən /

noun

  1. a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.

capon British  
/ ˈkeɪpən /

noun

  1. a castrated cock fowl fattened for eating

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Etymology

Origin of capon

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English capun, from Latin capōn- (stem of capō ) “castrated cock”; akin to Greek kóptein “to cut,” Old Church Slavonic skopiti “to castrate”

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