Definitions for capon
ˈkeɪ pɒn, -pəncapon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caponnoun

   flesh of a castrated male chicken

2. caponnoun

   castrated male chicken

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caponnoun

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

2. Etymology: From capun, from from capo, caponem.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caponnoun

   A castrated cock.

   Etymology: capo, Lat.

   In good roast beef my landlord sticks his knife;
   The capon fat delights his dainty wife. John Gay, Pastorals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capon

   A capon (from Latin: cāpō, genitive cāpōnis) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food, and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capon

   A capon is a male chicken, also known as a rooster or cockerel, that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food and has usually been specially fed. This process tends to make the capon larger and more tender compared to regular roosters or hens. The practice of caponizing chickens is quite old and was commonly done in many cultures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Caponnoun

   a castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table

2. Caponverb

   to castrate; to make a capon of

3. Etymology: [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. capn (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. ka`pwn akin to ko`ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate. Cf. Comma.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capon

   A capon is a rooster that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food. In the United Kingdom, birds sold as capons are simply large chickens rather than castrated roosters.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capon

   kā′pn, n. a castrated cock: a fish: a letter.—v.t. Cā′ponise. [A.S. capun; L. capon-em, Gr. kapōn—koptein, to cut. See Chop.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capon

   A jeering name for the red-herring.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAPON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Capon is ranked #73005 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Capon surname appeared 266 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Capon.
   
   80.4% or 214 total occurrences were White.
   13.9% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.3% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Chicken

Anagrams for capon »

1. ponca

How to pronounce capon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say capon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of capon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of capon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=capon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Capon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=capon
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capon
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capon
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=capon
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=capon
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=capon
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html