/ 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- .
/ 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- .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005