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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescapponare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kap.poˈna.re
"Il contadino ha deciso di capponare il gallo giovane."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To castrate a rooster in order to improve the quality of its flesh for eating.
"Traditional farmers would caponize young cockerels to produce tender and flavorful meat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'capon' (a castrated rooster), originating from Old French 'capun', which traces back to Latin 'caponem' and ultimately to Greek 'kōpōn'. The verb form developed in late Middle English to describe the agricultural practice of castrating young roosters to improve the quality of their meat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Caponize" is said worldwide
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chaponner
Transliteration: ʃa.pɔ.ne
"Il est traditionnel de chaponner le coq pour obtenir une viande plus tendre."
kapaunen
Transliteration: kaˈpaʊ̯nən
"Früher pflegte man Hähne zu kapaunen, um züchterische Vorteile zu erzielen."
capponare
Transliteration: kap.poˈna.re
"Il contadino ha deciso di capponare il gallo giovane."
capar
Transliteration: kaˈpaɾ
"Es una técnica antigua capar al gallo para mejorar su engorde."
capar
Transliteration: kaˈpaɾ
"O agricultor aprendeu a capar o frango para obter carne mais macia."
बधिया करना
Transliteration: badhiya karna
"मुurgé को बधिया करना मांस को नरम करने की एक पुरानी प्रथा है।"
阉割公鸡
Transliteration: yāngē gōngjī
"农夫们过去常常阉割公鸡以获得更嫩的肉。"
거세하다
Transliteration: geosehada
"농부들은 부드러운 고기를 얻기 위해 수탉을 거세하곤 했습니다."
去勢する
Transliteration: kyosei suru
"良質な肉を得るために雄鶏を去勢する。"
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