n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-py ə -sh ə n, -p ə -, esp for 3 also k ə - ' pyü-, - ' pü-
Function: 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 So. and Central American monkeys especially : one ( C. capucinus ) with the hair on its crown resembling a monk's cowl