Dictionary

capuchin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈpu.t͡ʃɪn/
• /ˈkæp.ə.t͡ʃɪn/
• /-ʃɪn/
• /kəˈpju.t͡ʃɪn/
• /ˈkæp.jə.t͡ʃɪn/
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Etymology

First use appears c. 1589, from French capuchin, from earlier capucin, from Italian cappuccino, ultimately from Late Latin cappa (“cape, hood”).

Meanings

1. A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
   • “That is something,” said the capuchin, “but not the most essential. Are you certain that he is a Christian?” 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 50:
2. A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
   • Of Ermine is his doublet — / His Capuchin gay — a. 1886, Emily Dickinson, The Guest is gold and crimson:
3. A capuchin monkey.
4. A hooded pigeon.

Forms

Deriveds

Panamanian white-faced capuchin · tufted capuchin · white-faced capuchin monkey · capuchinbird

Relateds

cappuccino

Translations (4)

fi huppuviitta (garment consisting of a cloak and hood) · fi kapusiinimunkki (monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin) · fi kapusiini (monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin) · tr kapusen (monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin)