kapoen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kɑˈpuːn/

noun

Definitions

capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)
(Belgium) A term of endearment for a little child.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch capoen derived from Latin cāpō.

Origin

Latin

cāpō

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*cappāre Latin
*cappō Latin
*cappō, *cappo, cappōnem Latin
cāpō Latin
Kapaun German
capón Spanish, Castilian
*kop- Proto-Indo-European
kapłon Polish
capoen Middle Dutch
kappūn Middle High German
capon Old Portuguese
cjapon Friulian
capón Venetian