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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•u•chin (kap′yŏŏ chin, -shin),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsa Central and South American monkey, Cebus capucinus, having a prehensile tail and hair on the head resembling a cowl.
- Mammalsany monkey of the genus Cebus.
- Clothinga hooded cloak for women.
- Religion(cap.) Also called Friar Minor Capuchin. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes vows of poverty and austerity. Cf. Friar Minor, Friar Minor Conventual. Also called ringtail monkey (for defs. 1, 2).
- Italian cappuccino, equivalent. to cappucc(io) capuche + -ino -ine1
- Middle French
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capuchin /ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn -ʃɪn/ n - any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
- a woman's hooded cloak
- (sometimes capital) a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood; see capuche Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Capuchin /ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn; ˈkæpjʊʃɪn/ n - a friar belonging to a strict and autonomous branch of the Franciscan order founded in 1525
Etymology: 16th Century: from French; see capuche |