Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 900-1000
Language: Old North French
Origin: Latin capo

capon

 noun
     
Related topics: Food, Agriculture
ca‧pon [countable]
TADF a male chicken that has had its sex organs removed to make it grow big and fat
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary