capuchin

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.

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

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capuchin [kap-yew-chin]

Noun

a S American monkey with a cowl of thick hair on the top of its head [Italian cappuccio hood]

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Capuchin

Noun

a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan Order founded in 1525

Adjective

of this order [Italian cappuccio hood]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	capuchin - a hooded cloak for women cloak - a loose outer garment
	2.	capuchin - monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl Cebus capucinus, ringtail 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