capon

(kā′pän′, -pən)

noun

a castrated rooster, esp. one fattened for eating

Origin: ME capoun < OE capun & OFr chapon < L capo < IE base *(s)kep-, to cut > shaft

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See capon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English capoun

Origin: , from Old English capūn

Origin: and from Old French capon

Origin: , both from Latin cāpō, cāpōn-

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