French word

chapon

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃapɔ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncapon

Example

Le chapon est élevé pour sa chair.

The capon is raised for its meat.

Illustration for chapon (capon)

More examples

Pour Noël, nous avons acheté un chapon farci.

For Christmas, we bought a stuffed capon.

Core concept

A plump male chicken raised for meat after castration.

Common phrases

  • acheter un chapon

    buy a capon

  • chapon farci

    stuffed capon

  • cuire le chapon

    cook the capon

Similar words

poulet: A chicken that is young and raised for eating.
coq: An adult male chicken.
poule: An adult female chicken kept for laying eggs.
poularde: A young hen raised and fattened for food.

Definition in French

Désigne un coq castré élevé spécialement pour être mangé.

Word origin

French chapon comes through Old French from Medieval Latin capponem, a form of Latin capo, and is related to English capon.

Usage tips

  • Chapon is masculine, so standard forms include un chapon and le chapon.

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