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capuchin
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[ˈkapʊtʃɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that observes a strict rule drawn up in 1529
- a cloak and hood formerly worn by women
- a South American monkey with a cap of hair on the head which has the appearance of a cowl
- a pigeon of a breed with head and neck feathers resembling a cowl
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Origin
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late 16th century: from obsolete French, earlier form of capucin, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio ‘hood, cowl’, from cappa (see cape), the friars being so named because of their sharp-pointed hoods
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