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capon

/ˈkeɪˌpɒn/KAY-pon
/ˈkeɪˌpɑn/KAY-pahn

Meaningcapon

Common meaning: castrated male chicken raised for meat

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SKAP‘hew, to cut, to chop’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 402, p. 744 · scan
  2. Greekkapōn‘capon’source
  3. Latincaponem‘capon’source
  4. Old Englishcapun‘capon’sourceB&T
  5. Englishcapon‘castrated male chicken raised for meat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek kapōn ‘capon’.

Roots

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