capoun
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a combination of Old Northern French capon and Old English capūn, both from Latin capo (Vulgar Latin *cappo).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
capoun (plural capouns)
- A capon; a cooked castrated cockerel.
- A eunuch; a castrated human.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “cāpǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old Northern French
- Middle English terms derived from Old Northern French
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Middle English nouns
- enm:Male animals
- enm:Meats