[ 'kapʊtʃɪn ]
■ noun
1》 a friar belonging to a strict branch of the Franciscan order.
2》 a cloak and hood formerly worn by women.
3》 ( capuchin ) a South American monkey with a cowl-like cap of hair on the head. [Genus Cebus : four species.]
4》 ( capuchin ) a pigeon of a breed with head and neck feathers resembling a cowl.
Origin
C16: from obs. Fr., earlier form of capucin , from Ital. cappuccino , from cappuccio 'hood, cowl', from cappa (see cape 1 ).