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Etymology
Gr. κα���: to cut through Latin capo -are through Anglo Saxon capūn to Old English.

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�keɪp��n/

Noun
en-noun

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

Quotations
1602 : w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Hamlet|Hamlet , act III scene 2
:[...] You cannot feed capons so.

Translations
Spanish capón m
French: chapon m
German: Kapaun m
Italian: cappone m
Polish: kap�on m
Russian: капл�н /kaplún/ m

Dictionary notes
Websters 1902 defines it as a castrated cock, but the image is too terrifying.

Category: ChickensCategory:PoultryCategory: Food and Drink

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