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caponet

/ˌkeɪpəˈnɛt/

caponet noun: a young capon.

Noun

caponet (plural caponets)

  1. A young capon.
    • Some little fragments , that his haunches wore;
      Or sure that caponet.1624, George Chapman, Juvenal's Fifth Satire

Forms of caponet

pluralcaponets
alternative formcaponette

Origin of caponet

From capon + -et.

Questions about caponet

What does caponet mean?
Caponet means a young capon.
What part of speech is caponet?
Caponet is a noun.
How do you pronounce caponet?
Caponet is pronounced /ˌkeɪpəˈnɛt/.
What is the plural of caponet?
The plural of caponet is caponets.

Words near caponet in the dictionary

  1. caponatas
  2. Capone
  3. caponed
  4. Capones
  5. caponesque
  6. caponet
  7. caponets
  8. caponette
  9. caponettes
  10. caponier
  11. caponiere

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