capuchin

ca·pu·chin

noun
\ˈka-pyə-shən, -pə-, especially for 3 also kə-ˈpyü-, -ˈpü-\

Definition of CAPUCHIN

1

capitalized : a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin forming since 1529 an austere branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi engaged in missionary work and preaching

2

: a hooded cloak for women

3

: any of a genus (Cebus) of South and Central American monkeys; especially : one (C. capucinus) with the hair on its crown resembling a monk's cowl

Origin of CAPUCHIN

Middle French, from Old Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio; from his cowl

First Known Use: 1589

Rhymes with CAPUCHIN

ablution, Confucian, dilution, elution, locution, pollution, solution