Definition of capon in English:

capon

noun ˈkeɪp(ə)n

A castrated domestic cock fattened for eating.
阉鸡（养肥以供食用）
Example sentencesExamples
- We use the term broiler production to capture the Census of Agriculture category which includes ‘broilers, fryers, and other chickens raised for meat production, including capons and roasters’.
- Its ingredients would have included rabbits, pigeons, partridges, a hare, a pheasant, a capon and the livers of all these animals, along with eggs, pickled mushrooms, dried fruit and spices.
- Although some references explain its etymology as being from old French hutaudeau, meaning a pullet (a young hen), the derivation was in fact hétoudeau or hétourdeau which was a capon (a fattened cock fowl).
- I'm always sad that these catalogues of popular anticlericalism fail to mention James Clavell's bestselling Shogun, which luridly shows its Jesuit villain feasting on capon in one important scene.
- Their dinner had two courses rather than one, and included luxuries such as veal, capons, pigeon, plovers and tarts.
- Farmer Bragard is further rumoured to be contemplating using the green for fattening up capons, and it is this in particular that has the authorities in a froth.
- C. Anne Wilson quotes an ordinance of Richard II in 1378 for prices charged by cooks and pie bakers, including those for capons and hens baked in pasties.
- Turkey is easier, but anyone having a fancy for goose, duck, capon or our more unusual feathered friends shouldn't take any chances.
- For the capon broth: In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine all ingredients.
- This wine was a perfect choice for the main course, a combination of capon and lamb loin, topped on pumpkin and potato galette, accompanied with a red port wine reduction.
- ‘And…’ the rooster-in-charge continues, ‘each one of us will now be a capon without even being castrated.’
- One peer at least tied a capon in his handkerchief and tossed it up to his famished family.
- On 31 December 1995, four dishes were served to the President and his guests: Marennes oysters, foie gras, roast capon, and ortolan.
- There were anchovies, carp, caviar, crab, crayfish…, bacon, beef, brains, calf's head, capon, all the way to venison.
- If you're planning for a large gathering, goose and capon can be quite big - up to 12 or so pounds.
- The multi-cuisine dinner spread will have assorted cold meat platters, roast capon in cranberry sauce, grilled fish, sliced pepper lamb and pastas cooked on the spot among other vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies.
- Tip the boy who brings you a stuffed capon and a jug of mead and your coins say, ‘I am richer than you.’
- Or he'd trade one of them to a neighbor for a year's supply of milk and eggs and a fat, ready-to-cook capon at Christmas.
- I do not have a family so turkey is too much - you can't get a good capon for love nor money and chicken is something I eat regularly, so not special enough.
- She might filet him on the spot and turn him into a stuffed capon!
Synonyms
rooster, cockerel, male fowl

Derivatives

caponize

verb ˈkeɪp(ə)nʌɪzˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz

[with object]

Castrate (a domestic cock)
the males were caponized
Example sentencesExamples
- I will try valiantly to make the time to caponize another batch of cockerels this year, and will report on the results.
- Why would one caponize a rooster?
- Daddy was a real, live soldier, a trained 82nd Airborne killing machine who could coolly cut a throat or methodically caponize a chicken in the field.

Origin

Late Old English: from Old French, based on Latin capo, capon-.

Rhymes

misshapen

Definition of capon in US English:

capon

noun

A castrated male chicken fattened for eating.
阉鸡（养肥以供食用）
Example sentencesExamples
- The multi-cuisine dinner spread will have assorted cold meat platters, roast capon in cranberry sauce, grilled fish, sliced pepper lamb and pastas cooked on the spot among other vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies.
- Tip the boy who brings you a stuffed capon and a jug of mead and your coins say, ‘I am richer than you.’
- There were anchovies, carp, caviar, crab, crayfish…, bacon, beef, brains, calf's head, capon, all the way to venison.
- Or he'd trade one of them to a neighbor for a year's supply of milk and eggs and a fat, ready-to-cook capon at Christmas.
- If you're planning for a large gathering, goose and capon can be quite big - up to 12 or so pounds.
- Its ingredients would have included rabbits, pigeons, partridges, a hare, a pheasant, a capon and the livers of all these animals, along with eggs, pickled mushrooms, dried fruit and spices.
- Although some references explain its etymology as being from old French hutaudeau, meaning a pullet (a young hen), the derivation was in fact hétoudeau or hétourdeau which was a capon (a fattened cock fowl).
- ‘And…’ the rooster-in-charge continues, ‘each one of us will now be a capon without even being castrated.’
- Farmer Bragard is further rumoured to be contemplating using the green for fattening up capons, and it is this in particular that has the authorities in a froth.
- C. Anne Wilson quotes an ordinance of Richard II in 1378 for prices charged by cooks and pie bakers, including those for capons and hens baked in pasties.
- This wine was a perfect choice for the main course, a combination of capon and lamb loin, topped on pumpkin and potato galette, accompanied with a red port wine reduction.
- I do not have a family so turkey is too much - you can't get a good capon for love nor money and chicken is something I eat regularly, so not special enough.
- Their dinner had two courses rather than one, and included luxuries such as veal, capons, pigeon, plovers and tarts.
- We use the term broiler production to capture the Census of Agriculture category which includes ‘broilers, fryers, and other chickens raised for meat production, including capons and roasters’.
- Turkey is easier, but anyone having a fancy for goose, duck, capon or our more unusual feathered friends shouldn't take any chances.
- I'm always sad that these catalogues of popular anticlericalism fail to mention James Clavell's bestselling Shogun, which luridly shows its Jesuit villain feasting on capon in one important scene.
- One peer at least tied a capon in his handkerchief and tossed it up to his famished family.
- For the capon broth: In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine all ingredients.
- She might filet him on the spot and turn him into a stuffed capon!
- On 31 December 1995, four dishes were served to the President and his guests: Marennes oysters, foie gras, roast capon, and ortolan.
Synonyms
rooster, cockerel, male fowl

Origin

Late Old English: from Old French, based on Latin capo, capon-.

词汇	capon
释义	Definition of capon in English: capon noun ˈkeɪp(ə)n A castrated domestic cock fattened for eating. 阉鸡（养肥以供食用） Example sentencesExamples We use the term broiler production to capture the Census of Agriculture category which includes ‘broilers, fryers, and other chickens raised for meat production, including capons and roasters’. Its ingredients would have included rabbits, pigeons, partridges, a hare, a pheasant, a capon and the livers of all these animals, along with eggs, pickled mushrooms, dried fruit and spices. Although some references explain its etymology as being from old French hutaudeau, meaning a pullet (a young hen), the derivation was in fact hétoudeau or hétourdeau which was a capon (a fattened cock fowl). I'm always sad that these catalogues of popular anticlericalism fail to mention James Clavell's bestselling Shogun, which luridly shows its Jesuit villain feasting on capon in one important scene. Their dinner had two courses rather than one, and included luxuries such as veal, capons, pigeon, plovers and tarts. Farmer Bragard is further rumoured to be contemplating using the green for fattening up capons, and it is this in particular that has the authorities in a froth. C. Anne Wilson quotes an ordinance of Richard II in 1378 for prices charged by cooks and pie bakers, including those for capons and hens baked in pasties. Turkey is easier, but anyone having a fancy for goose, duck, capon or our more unusual feathered friends shouldn't take any chances. For the capon broth: In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine all ingredients. This wine was a perfect choice for the main course, a combination of capon and lamb loin, topped on pumpkin and potato galette, accompanied with a red port wine reduction. ‘And…’ the rooster-in-charge continues, ‘each one of us will now be a capon without even being castrated.’ One peer at least tied a capon in his handkerchief and tossed it up to his famished family. On 31 December 1995, four dishes were served to the President and his guests: Marennes oysters, foie gras, roast capon, and ortolan. There were anchovies, carp, caviar, crab, crayfish…, bacon, beef, brains, calf's head, capon, all the way to venison. If you're planning for a large gathering, goose and capon can be quite big - up to 12 or so pounds. The multi-cuisine dinner spread will have assorted cold meat platters, roast capon in cranberry sauce, grilled fish, sliced pepper lamb and pastas cooked on the spot among other vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies. Tip the boy who brings you a stuffed capon and a jug of mead and your coins say, ‘I am richer than you.’ Or he'd trade one of them to a neighbor for a year's supply of milk and eggs and a fat, ready-to-cook capon at Christmas. I do not have a family so turkey is too much - you can't get a good capon for love nor money and chicken is something I eat regularly, so not special enough. She might filet him on the spot and turn him into a stuffed capon! Synonyms rooster, cockerel, male fowl Derivatives caponize verb ˈkeɪp(ə)nʌɪzˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz [with object] Castrate (a domestic cock) the males were caponized Example sentencesExamples I will try valiantly to make the time to caponize another batch of cockerels this year, and will report on the results. Why would one caponize a rooster? Daddy was a real, live soldier, a trained 82nd Airborne killing machine who could coolly cut a throat or methodically caponize a chicken in the field. Origin Late Old English: from Old French, based on Latin capo, capon-. Rhymes misshapen Definition of capon in US English: capon noun A castrated male chicken fattened for eating. 阉鸡（养肥以供食用） Example sentencesExamples The multi-cuisine dinner spread will have assorted cold meat platters, roast capon in cranberry sauce, grilled fish, sliced pepper lamb and pastas cooked on the spot among other vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies. Tip the boy who brings you a stuffed capon and a jug of mead and your coins say, ‘I am richer than you.’ There were anchovies, carp, caviar, crab, crayfish…, bacon, beef, brains, calf's head, capon, all the way to venison. Or he'd trade one of them to a neighbor for a year's supply of milk and eggs and a fat, ready-to-cook capon at Christmas. If you're planning for a large gathering, goose and capon can be quite big - up to 12 or so pounds. Its ingredients would have included rabbits, pigeons, partridges, a hare, a pheasant, a capon and the livers of all these animals, along with eggs, pickled mushrooms, dried fruit and spices. Although some references explain its etymology as being from old French hutaudeau, meaning a pullet (a young hen), the derivation was in fact hétoudeau or hétourdeau which was a capon (a fattened cock fowl). ‘And…’ the rooster-in-charge continues, ‘each one of us will now be a capon without even being castrated.’ Farmer Bragard is further rumoured to be contemplating using the green for fattening up capons, and it is this in particular that has the authorities in a froth. C. Anne Wilson quotes an ordinance of Richard II in 1378 for prices charged by cooks and pie bakers, including those for capons and hens baked in pasties. This wine was a perfect choice for the main course, a combination of capon and lamb loin, topped on pumpkin and potato galette, accompanied with a red port wine reduction. I do not have a family so turkey is too much - you can't get a good capon for love nor money and chicken is something I eat regularly, so not special enough. Their dinner had two courses rather than one, and included luxuries such as veal, capons, pigeon, plovers and tarts. We use the term broiler production to capture the Census of Agriculture category which includes ‘broilers, fryers, and other chickens raised for meat production, including capons and roasters’. Turkey is easier, but anyone having a fancy for goose, duck, capon or our more unusual feathered friends shouldn't take any chances. I'm always sad that these catalogues of popular anticlericalism fail to mention James Clavell's bestselling Shogun, which luridly shows its Jesuit villain feasting on capon in one important scene. One peer at least tied a capon in his handkerchief and tossed it up to his famished family. For the capon broth: In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine all ingredients. She might filet him on the spot and turn him into a stuffed capon! On 31 December 1995, four dishes were served to the President and his guests: Marennes oysters, foie gras, roast capon, and ortolan. Synonyms rooster, cockerel, male fowl Origin Late Old English: from Old French, based on Latin capo, capon-.
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