noun
capon
KAY-pahn/ˈkeɪpɑːn/
A castrated rooster raised for its meat.
The farmer raises a capon for the winter holiday meal.
Etymology
Latin capo already meant a castrated cock. It may ultimately come from a verb meaning “strike off,” suggesting a connection with castration, but that deeper ancestry is uncertain.
In context
The cockentrice was a Frankenstein style dish where you would take the front end of a suckling pig, and tie it to the back end of a capon.
More examples
- A roasted capon stands at the center of the table.
- The flock includes several large capons.
- The cook stuffs the capon before roasting it.
Forms
capon · capons
Similar words
- rooster
- A male chicken that has not necessarily been castrated.
- poultry
- A broad category of domestic birds raised for food.