| 释义 |
cap·u·chin
\ˈkapyə]shə̇n, kəˈp(y)ü], ]ch-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French capuchin, capucin, from Old Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood + -ino -ine
1. usually capitalized : a Franciscan friar of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Bassi in Italy
2. also cap·u·chine \“, ˈkapyəˌshēn, -ˌch-\ : a hooded cloak for women that resembles the habit of a Capuchin friar
3. [so called from the hoodlike appearance of the hair at the back of the head]
a. : a long-tailed So. American monkey (Cebus capucinus) having the forehead naked and wrinkled with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a friar's cowl
b. : a monkey of the genus Cebus
4. [so called from the hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and neck] : a variety of the domestic pigeon |