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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPUCHIN

From French, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPUCHIN

capuchin  [ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPUCHIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capuchin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPUCHIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of capuchin in the English dictionary

The first definition of capuchin in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of capuchin is a woman's hooded cloak. Capuchin is also a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPUCHIN


back-kitchen
ˌbækˈkɪtʃɪn
bitchin´
ˈbɪtʃɪn
chin
tʃɪn
Cochin
ˈkəʊtʃɪn
elshin
ˈɛlʃɪn
Gwich´in
ˈɡwɪtʃɪn
kitchen
ˈkɪtʃɪn
parochin
ˈpɑːrəʃɪn
shin
ʃɪn
shinne
ʃɪn
Travancore-Cochin
ˌtrævənˈkɔːˈkəʊtʃɪn
urchin
ˈɜːtʃɪn
washin
ˈwɒʃɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPUCHIN

captivator
captivaunce
captive
captive audience
captive breeding
captive market
captive-bred
captivities
captivity
captopril
captor
capture
capturer
Capua
Capuana
capuccio
capuche
capuched
caput
capybara

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPUCHIN

baldachin
catechin
chin-chin
double chin
heart urchin
matachin
nutcracker chin
pyrocatechin
receding chin
scuchin
sea urchin
street urchin
take it on the chin

Synonyms and antonyms of capuchin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capuchin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPUCHIN

Find out the translation of capuchin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capuchin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capuchin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卷尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capuchino
570 millions of speakers

English

capuchin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कलगीदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капуцин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capuchinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একপ্রকার সন্ন্যাসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capucin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Capuchin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kapuziner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オマキザル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카푸 친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capuchin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khỉ ở phi châu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கபுசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅपचिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapüsen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cappuccino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kapucynów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капуцин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Capuchin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είδος πιθήκου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kapucijnaap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

capuchin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

capuchin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capuchin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPUCHIN»

The term «capuchin» is regularly used and occupies the 84.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPUCHIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «capuchin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «capuchin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capuchin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPUCHIN»

Discover the use of capuchin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capuchin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Capuchin: The Biology of the Genus Cebus
The book also describes how humans have viewed, used and studied these monkeys from ancient times to the present.
Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Elisabetta Visalberghi, Linda M. Fedigan, 2004
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Capuchin Monkeys
Capuchins are cute and clever members of the monkey family. From food to homes to behavior, learn the facts on these pink-faced primates.
Mari Schuh, 2013
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Coco and Friends: The Story of a Capuchin Monkey and His ...
"COCO And Friends, The story of a capuchin monkey and his adventures" is primarily based on actual events and primates who were rescued and now inhabit the newly developed and open to tourist (fall 2010), Monkey Jungle of Dominicanana, ...
Candy Browning Ritzen, 2011
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The Comparative Socioecology of White-fronted Capuchin ...
Using focal data from Ecuador, I tested whether food interest behavior by C. albifrons could be an adaptation for social learning about food processing.
Luke J. Matthews, 2008
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My Name Is--: Portraits and Table Stories from the Capuchin ...
The work is meant to be a walk through a soup kitchen in Detroit and a glimpse into the people who come to it.
Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 2007
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Primate Adaptation and Evolution: 3rd Edn
Cebus capucinus, the white-throated capuchin, is the only species from North and Central America. Capuchins are found in virtually all types of Neotropical forest. They seem to prefer the main canopy levels Intermembral index Mass (g) M F ...
John G. Fleagle, 2013
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MANIPULATIVE MONKEYS
Within each subgenus, there is virtually no geographic overlap between the species; however, most parts of South America are home to one species of tufted and one species of nontufted capuchin. I chose to study Cebus capucinus, the ...
Susan PERRY, Joseph H Manson, Susan Perry, 2009
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Capuchin Order: Capuchin Schools, Capuchins, Bernardino ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
9
Naturalistic Environments in Captivity for Animal Behavior ...
Female choice and mating system of the brown capuchin monkey Cebus apella ( Primates: Cebidae). Zeitschhft für Tierpsychologie 65:177-200. — . 1985. Aggressive competition and individual food consumption in wild brown capuchin  ...
Edward F. Gibbons, 1994
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Capuchins, Including: Bernardino Ochino, Order of Friars ...
This particular book is a collaboration focused on Capuchins.More info: Capuchin can refer to: *Capuchin monkey, primates of the genus Cebus considered among the most intelligent of the New World monkeys (those native to the Americas), ...
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPUCHIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capuchin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gallery Furniture opens largest Houston showroom
Among the pleasurable sights for guests are numerous plants, several species of exotic birds and a family of capuchin monkeys. «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
2
Cory Weeds – Condition Blue – The Music Of Jackie McLean …
Another McLean original is “Capuchin Swing” which along with the previous number comes from McLean's album of the same name for Blue ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»
3
The Pirates of Caribbean curse strikes as crew member is rushed to …
The pair are Capuchin monkeys, and therefore are classified as pests by Australia's Department Of Agriculture. The acting animals play the pet ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Holiday Guide to Puglia, Southern Italy: The Best Towns …
Decked out in the brown habit of the Capuchin friars, the kindly San Pio gazes benignly down upon the faithful. Up on the Gargano peninsula, ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
5
On safari with Damian Aspinall - in Kent
It was a love affair that began in 1956 when he purchased a forlorn-looking capuchin monkey from a pet shop in Regent's Park, which he ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Capuchin monkeys use sticks to pick their NOSE: Primate captured …
Male bearded capuchin monkeys, for example, are known to use sticks to coax small lizards out from under rocks and chimpanzees use sticks ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Alcoholic Capuchin monkeys dressed in children's clothes rescued …
Capuchin monkeys Hansel and Sussie were being raised 'as baby substitutes' in South Africa until they were confiscated by animal welfare ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
A morbid tourist attraction in Sicily? Of corpse!
When we met Capuchin friar Silvestro da Gubbio, he was propped up, wearing a name tag, the brown robe and rope belt of the Capuchin order ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Kids find a lot to do at the 111th annual Grundy County Fair
Capuchin monkeys Bert (right) and Bobo (left) race against each other Thursday during the Banana Derby at the Grundy County in Morris. «Morris Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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When Monkeys Attack: Primate Bites Ear Of Makeup Artist For …
Some critics have argued that capuchin monkeys, such as the one appearing in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," belong in ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

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