Kapaun

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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)

  1. capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kapaun”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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