capoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English capūn, from Old Northern French capon, from Latin capo (Late Latin *cappo).

Forms with /t͡ʃ-/ are readjusted after central Old French chapon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpuːn/, /ˈkapun/, /ˈkapən/, /t͡ʃ-/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːpun/, /ˈkaːpən/, /t͡ʃ-/ (possibly with early stress shift allowing open-syllable lengthening)

Noun

capoun (plural capouns)

  1. A capon; a cooked, castrated cockerel.
  2. (rare) A eunuch; a castrated human.

Descendants

  • English: capon
  • Middle Scots: capon, capoun

References

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