cappone

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cappō, *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō. Compare English capon, French chapon, Portuguese capão, Spanish capón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapˈpo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: cap‧pó‧ne

Noun

cappone m (plural capponi)

  1. capon
  2. tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)
    Synonym: gallinella

Derived terms

Further reading

  • cappone in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • cappone in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • cappone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • cappóne1 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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