caponner

French

Etymology

From capon (coward), from chapon (capon, castrated cockerel), from Italian capo, cappone, cognate with Dutch kapoen, kapuin, Spanish capón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pɔ.ne/

Verb

caponner

  1. (intransitive) to act cowardly, be yellow, chicken
  2. to cat (raise anchor to cathead)

Conjugation

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