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capuchin
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cap·u·chin  (kpy-chn, -shn, k-py-)
n.
1. Capuchin A monk belonging to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an independent order of Franciscans founded in Italy in 1525-1528 and dedicated to preaching and missionary work.
2. A hooded cloak worn by women.
3. Any of several long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cebus, native to Central and South America and often having a hoodlike tuft of hair on the head. Also called sapajou.

[Obsolete French, from Italian cappuccino, pointed cowl, Capuchin, from cappuccio, hood; see capuche.]

capuchin [ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn -ʃɪn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's hooded cloak
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (sometimes capital) a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon
[from French, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood; see capuche]

Capuchin [ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn ˈkæpjʊʃɪn]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)
a.  a friar belonging to a strict and autonomous branch of the Franciscan order founded in 1525
b.  (as modifier) a Capuchin friar
[from French; see capuche]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.capuchin - a hooded cloak for women
cloak - a loose outer garment
2.capuchincapuchin - monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
Cebus, genus Cebus - type genus of the Cebidae
Translations
capuchin [ˈkæpjʊʃɪn] N
1. (= cowl) → capucho m
2. (Zool) → mono m capuchino
3. Capuchin (Rel) → capuchino m
capuchin
n
(= hooded cloak)Kapuzencape nt
(Zool) → Kapuziner(affe) m
(Eccl) CapuchinKapuziner(mönch) m


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