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capon
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ca·pon  (kpn, -pn)
n.
A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.
[Middle English capoun, from Old English capn and from Old French capon, both from Latin cp, cpn-.]
capon [ˈkeɪpən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a castrated cock fowl fattened for eating
[Old English capun, from Latin cāpō capon; related to Greek koptein to cut off]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.capon - flesh of a castrated male chicken
chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
2.capon - castrated male chicken
Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Translations
capon [ˈkeɪpən] N → capón m
capon [ˈkeɪpən] n → chapon m
capon
n → Kapaun m
capon [ˈkeɪpən] n → cappone m
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I know some folks discourage caponizing or castration, but it really is the gourmet meat raiser's best tool.
Breed does affect chicken flavor. (The henhouse) by Griffith, Nathan / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Note: Caponizing roosters is a surgical process that is no longer recommended.
Chicken flavor depends on breeding and management by Countryside & Small Stock Journal
 
 
 
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