capon
noun/ˈkeɪpɒn/, /ˈkeɪpən/
/ˈkeɪpɑːn/
- a male chicken that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed) and made fat for eatingWord Originlate Old English: from Old French, based on Latin capo, capon-.
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