CAPON


Meaning of CAPON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-ˌpän, -pən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English capūn, probably from Old French capon, chapun, from Latin capon-, capo; akin to Lithuanian kapoti to mince, Greek koptein to cut

Date: before 12th century

: a castrated male chicken

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