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capon
[ key-pon, -puhn ]
/ ˈkeɪ pɒn, -pən /
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noun
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
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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”
Words nearby capon
cap. moll., cap'n, capo, capoeira, cap of maintenance, capon, caponata, Capone, Capone, Al, caponette, caponize
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British Dictionary definitions for capon
capon
/ (ˈkeɪpən) /
noun
a castrated cock fowl fattened for eating
Word Origin for capon
Old English capun, from Latin cāpō capon; related to Greek koptein to cut off
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