CAPUCHIN


Meaning of CAPUCHIN in English

[ '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 ).

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