Kapaun
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kappūn, Old High German chappo; derived from Latin capo. Cognate with Dutch kapoen, English capon, French chapon, Ancient Greek κάπων (kápōn), Italian cappone.[1]
Noun
Kapaun m (genitive Kapauns, plural Kapaune)
- capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)
Declension
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kapaun”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Kapaun” in Duden online