ˈkapyə]shə̇n, kəˈp(y)ü], ]ch- noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French capuchin, capucin, from Old Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood + -ino -ine
1. usually capitalized : a Franciscan friar of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Bassi in Italy
2. also cap·u·chine “, ˈkapyəˌshēn, -ˌch- : a hooded cloak for women that resembles the habit of a Capuchin friar
3.
[so called from the hoodlike appearance of the hair at the back of the head]
a. : a long-tailed So. American monkey ( Cebus capucinus ) having the forehead naked and wrinkled with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a friar's cowl
b. : a monkey of the genus Cebus
4.
[so called from the hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and neck\]
: a variety of the domestic pigeon