Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kap.poˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cap‧po‧nà‧re

Etymology 1

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From cappone +‎ -are.

Verb

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capponàre (first-person singular present cappóno, first-person singular past historic capponài, past participle capponàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to castrate (a cockerel), to caponize
    Synonym: accapponare
  2. (transitive) to castrate (in general)
    Synonym: castrare
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Etymology 2

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From cappone +‎ -are.

Verb

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capponàre (first-person singular present cappóno, first-person singular past historic capponài, past participle capponàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, nautical) Alternative form of caponare
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Further reading

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  • capponare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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