Capon Definition
kāpŏn, -pən
capons
noun
A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.
American Heritage
A castrated rooster, esp. one fattened for eating.
Webster's New World
A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
Wiktionary
verb
To castrate; to make a capon of.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Capon
Noun
Singular:
capon
Plural:
caponsOrigin of Capon
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From Anglo-Norman capon, from Old Northern French capon (Old French chapon) and Old English capūn, both from Latin capo, caponem.
From Wiktionary
Middle English capoun from Old English capūn and from Old French capon both from Latin cāpō cāpōn-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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