capuchin

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English

Etymology

Late 16th c., from French capuchin, from earlier capucin, from Italian cappuccino, ultimately from Late Latin cappa (“cape, hood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæp.ə.t͡ʃɪn/, /ˈkæp.jə.t͡ʃɪn/, /-ʃɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • IPA(key): /kəˈpu.t͡ʃɪn/, /kəˈpju.t͡ʃɪn/, /-ʃɪn/

Noun

capuchin (plural capuchins)

  1. A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
    • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 50:
      “That is something,” said the capuchin, “but not the most essential. Are you certain that he is a Christian?”
  2. A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.[1]
  3. A capuchin monkey.
  4. A hooded pigeon.

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References

  1. ^ capuchin in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
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