capon

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see also: Capon

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Pronunciation

• (America, RP) IPA: /ˈkeɪpən/

Noun

capon (plural capons)

1. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
   • 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act III scene 2

     [...] You cannot feed capons so.

Translations

• French: chapon
• German: Kapaun
• Italian: cappone
• Portuguese: capão
• Russian: каплу́н
• Spanish: capón

Verb

capon (capons, present participle caponing; past and past participle caponed)

1. (transitive) To castrate; to make a capon of.

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Capon

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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