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capon
[ key-pon, -puhn ]
noun
- a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
capon
/ ˈkeɪpən /
noun
- a castrated cock fowl fattened for eating
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capon1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English capun, from Latin capōn- (stem of capō ) “castrated cock”; akin to Greek kóptein “to cut,” Old Church Slavonic skopiti “to castrate”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capon1
Old English capun, from Latin cāpō capon; related to Greek koptein to cut off
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