CAPUCHIN


Meaning of CAPUCHIN in English

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

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