clapon

Romanian

Alternative forms

• caplon, capon, capun, căpun (obsolete or archaic)

Etymology

From Polish kapłon, with metathesis, itself from German kapaun, ultimately from Latin cāpō. Variants without the -l- from Greek καπόνι (kapóni) and partly South Slavic languages (cf. Serbo-Croatian kopun).

Noun

clapon m (plural claponi)

1. capon