English Explanatory Dictionary

capon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
verb
  1. To castrate; to make a capon of.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪpən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capon.wav

Word forms

capon capons caponing caponed

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English capoun, from Old English capūn, from Old Northern French capon (Old French chapon), from Latin cāpō, cāpōnem (Vulgar Latin *cappō).

Derived words

caponet caponization caponize Yarmouth capon
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