capoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a combination of Old Northern French capon and Old English capūn, both from Latin capo (Vulgar Latin *cappo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːpuːn/, /ˈkaːpun/, /ˈkaːpən/

Noun

capoun (plural capouns)

  1. A capon; a cooked castrated cockerel.
  2. A eunuch; a castrated human.

Descendants

  • English: capon
  • Scots: capon (obsolete)

References

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