Capuchin
noun
- a member of a branch () of the Franciscan order that adheres strictly to the original rule
- a woman's cloak with a hood
- any of a genus (Cebus) of New World monkeys with a nearly bare face and a hoodlike crown of hair
See Capuchin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kăpˈyə-chĭn, -shĭn, kə-pyo͞oˈ-)
noun- Capuchin A monk belonging to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an independent order of Franciscans founded in Italy in 1525-1528 and dedicated to preaching and missionary work.
- A hooded cloak worn by women.
- Any of several long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cebus, native to Central and South America and often having a hoodlike tuft of hair on the head. Also called sapajou.
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