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ca⋅pon

  [key-pon, -puhn]
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–noun
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE capun < L capōn- (s. of capō) castrated cock; akin to Gk kóptein to cut, OCS skopiti to castrate
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ca·pon   (kā'pŏn', -pən)   
n.  A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.

[Middle English capoun, from Old English capūn and from Old French capon, both from Latin cāpō, cāpōn-.]
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Word Origin & History

capon 
O.E., "a castrated cock," probably reinforced by O.N.Fr. capon, from L. caponem (nom. capo) "to strike off," from PIE base *(s)kep- "to cut."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ca·pon
Pronunciation: 'kA-"pän, -p&n
Function: noun
: a castrated male chicken
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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