CAPUCHIN


Meaning of CAPUCHIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-pyə-shən, -pə-, especially for 3 also ]

kə-ˈpyü-, -ˈpü- noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio; from his cowl

Date: 1589

1. capitalized : a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin forming since 1529 an austere branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi engaged in missionary work and preaching

2. : a hooded cloak for women

3. : any of a genus ( Cebus ) of South and Central American monkeys ; especially : one ( C. capucinus ) with the hair on its crown resembling a monk's cowl

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