capon
Americannoun
noun
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”
Example Sentences
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For her 117th birthday, she ate foie gras, roasted capon, cheese and a dessert similar to a baked alaska.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023
From the Renaissance up to the late nineteenth century, one finds many cookbooks that suggest covering boiled meat, especially poultry such as duck or capon, with macaroni or filled pasta.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023
On second thought, this could be the year of the capon.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2017
Mr Hoover once described his ouster Mr Roosevelt as a "chameleon in plaid" while FDR called his predecessor a "fat, timid capon".
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2016
He ate little, Hotah observed: a spoon of soup, a bite of the pepper, the leg off a capon, some fish.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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