capon

Meaning

Noun

A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.

Verb

To castrate; to make a capon of.

Synonyms

castrate

eunuch

chanticleer

cock

davit

rooster

🐓

billet-doux

caponizing

castrated cock

Translations

chapon

Kapaun

cappone

kapoen

capón

capó

καπόνι

Kapphahn

capo

kısırlaştırılmış horoz

Kopfnuß

αλέκτωρ

καπόνι κόκορα

gesneden haan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkeɪpən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: capoun

Cognate with Old French: chapon

Inherited from Old English: capūn

In summary

Inherited from Middle English capoun, from Old English capūn, from Old Northern French capon (Old French chapon), from Latin cāpō, cāpōnem (Vulgar Latin *cappō).