capon
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capon¹
- /ˈkeɪpən/ US, UK
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English capoun, from Old English capūn, from Old Northern French capon (Old French chapon), from Latin cāpō, cāpōnem (Vulgar Latin *cappō).
noun capons
- A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table. […] And then, the Iustice / In faire round belly, with good Capon lin'd,
verb capons · caponing · caponed
- To castrate; to make a capon of.
Capon²
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "capon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. capon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capon "capon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capon.Cite this
@misc{capon_2026,
title = {capon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
