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chapon.

capon; a castrated cockerel or the meat thereof

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃa.pɔ̃/
  1. capon; a castrated cockerel or the meat thereof

    masculine
  2. any castrated male fowl

    broadly · masculine
  3. a large crouton served in a lean soup

    masculine
  4. garlic bread

    masculine
  5. Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French chappon, from Old French chapon, chiapun, from Vulgar Latin *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō. Compare Catalan capó, English capon, Italian cappone, Occitan capon, Portuguese capão, Spanish capón.

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