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Noun: capon  'key,pón or key-pun
  1. Castrated male chicken
    "The capon's meat was particularly tender and flavourful"
     
  2. Flesh of a castrated male chicken
    "The gourmet restaurant featured roasted capon as a speciality"

Derived forms: capons

Type of: chicken, chook [Austral, NZ, informal], Gallus gallus, poulet, volaille [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Capon, William