CAPON


Meaning of CAPON in English

/ ˈkeɪpɒn; ˈkeɪpən; NAmE -pɑːn/ noun

a male chicken that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed) and made fat for eating

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WORD ORIGIN

late Old English : from Old French , based on Latin capo , capon- .

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