any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
2.
a woman's hooded cloak
3. (sometimes capital)
a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon
Word origin
C16: from French, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood; see capuche
Capuchin in British English
(ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn, ˈkæpjʊʃɪn)
noun
a.
a friar belonging to a strict and autonomous branch of the Franciscan order founded in 1525
b.
(as modifier)
a Capuchin friar
Word origin
C16: from French; see capuche
Capuchin in American English
(ˈkæpjuˌʃɪn; ˈkæpjuˌtʃɪn; kəˈpjuʃɪn; kəˈpjutʃɪn)
noun
1.
a member of a branch (Friars Minor Capuchin) of the Franciscan order that adheres strictly to the original rule
2. [c-]
a woman's cloak with a hood
3. [c-]
any of a genus (Cebus) of New World monkeys with a nearly bare face and a hoodlike crown of hair
Word origin
Fr, monk who wears a cowl < It cappuchino, dim. of capuche
Examples of 'capuchin' in a sentence
capuchin
The last publicized stigmatic was Padre Pio, a Capuchin monk in Italy who gained world recognition as a faith healer and confessor.