capão

Portuguese

/ka.ˈpãw/

noun
Definitions
  • a castrated animal
  • capon a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese capon inherited from Latin cāpō derived from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (beat, strike, dig).

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Proto-Indo-European

*kop-

Gloss

beat, strike, dig

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