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Synonyms for capon

Grammar : Noun
Spell : key-pon, -puh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ pɒn, -pən

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Définition of capon

Origin :
  • "a castrated cock," late Old English capun, from Latin caponem (nominative capo) "castrated cock" (also source of French chapon, Spanish capon, Italian cappone), perhaps literally "to strike off," from PIE root *(s)kep- "to cut" (see hatchet (n.)). Probably reinforced in Middle English by cognate Old North French capon.
  • As in fowl : noun domesticated bird
  • As in rabbit : noun animal
  • As in chicken : noun farm fowl
  • As in cock : noun rooster
Example sentences :
  • Its plumage is a whitish grey; and it is about the size of a capon.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • How the capon was “invented” is told in a note on the subject.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • Escanes wants a cook who can fry a capon in a special way they wot of in Gaul.
  • Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • He talked of peppering his people as I would talk of peppering a capon.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor
  • Mr Capon and Mr Contract, at their own request, went as passengers.
  • Extract from : « The King's Own » by Captain Frederick Marryat
  • A sugared cate, and a glass of hypocras jelly, or a slice of capon?
  • Extract from : « Windsor Castle » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • The capon crows: a roast capon on the dish, all eaten but the feet.
  • Extract from : « The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5) » by Various
  • He turned around and, his capon in his hand, rushed to the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Pinocchio » by Collodi Nipote
  • It is an observation as ancient as the time of Pliny, that a capon does not crow.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Curiosities » by I. Platts
  • The several buildings were designed by Capon, the eminent scene-painter.
  • Extract from : « Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2) » by John Timbs
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