Caponize

/ˈkæpənaɪz/ verb

Definition

To surgically remove the testicles of a rooster so it grows larger and develops better meat for cooking (American spelling).

Etymology

From capon (a castrated rooster, from Latin capō) + -ize (American suffix meaning 'to make or cause'). The -ize suffix comes from Greek -izein.

Kelly Says

The word 'caponize' is a perfect example of how Latin agricultural terms stayed in English for over 1,500 years because the practice itself was so economically valuable!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
雄鶏 去勢
o-nē-qe qə-sē
ARالعربية
إخصاء الدجاج
ih-kha' al-dja-ja
BNবাংলা
মুরগকে কাস্ট্রেট করা
mur-gke kas-tre-te kor-a
CACatalà
castrar un gall
kas-trar un gall
CSČeština
kastrovat kohouta
kas-tro-vat ko-hou-ta
DADansk
kastrere hønen
kas-tre-re ho-nen
DEDeutsch
Hahn kastrieren
hahn kas-tri-ren
ELΕλληνικά
καστεύω το κοτόπουλο
kas-te-vo to ko-to-pou-lo
ESEspañol
castrar
kas-trahr
FAفارسی
去势 کردن مرغ
ghaseh-e-kardan morgh
FISuomi
kastroida kalkkunan
kas-troi-da kal-ku-nan
FRFrançais
castrer
kast-rɛ
GUGU
મુળ ગુજરાતી
mool gu-ja-ra-tee
HAHA
kashe kaji
ka-she ka-ji
HEעברית
להסיר את אברי המין של תרנגול
le-his-er et avi-v ha-min shel ter-ngan
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गे को नरकट करना
murge ko narakat karna
HUMagyar
kakastrázni
ka-kas-tra-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencabut alat kelamin jantan ayam
men-cabut a-lat ke-la-min jan-tan a-yam
IGIG
kpa ọkọ
kpa o-ko
ITItaliano
castrare
kas-tra-reh
JA日本語
雄鶏を去勢する
o-kei o sesshi suru
KKKK
қуысқа алу
kuys-qa a-lu
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្តិ ក្នុង ទស្សនៈ
pra-pritt k-nung to-s-sa-na
KO한국어
수탉을 거세하다
su-tal-eul geo-se-ha-da
MRMR
मुळे
mu-le
MSBahasa Melayu
membuang alat kelamin jantan ayam
mem-baung a-lat ke-la-min jan-tan a-yam
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြောင်း
chaw-kye-kya-ng
NLNederlands
hoen castreren
hoen kas-te-ren
NONorsk
kastrere høna
kas-tre-re hø-na
PAPA
ਕੁੱਕੜ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਸਟ੍ਰੇਟ ਕਰਨਾ
kuk-kar nu kas-tre-t kar-na
PLPolski
kastrować koguta
kas-tro-vat kog-ut
PTPortuguês
castrar
kas-trahr
RORomână
a castra un cocoș
a kas-tra un ko-cosh
RUРусский
кастрировать петуха
kastro-vat' petuh-kha
SVSvenska
kastrera tuppen
kas-tre-ra tu-pen
SWKiswahili
kuwinda kuku
ku-win-da ku-ku
TAதமிழ்
பன்றி மயக்கம்
pan-ri may-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
గుర్రెను కుదిరించు
gur-re-nu ku-di-rin-chu
THไทย
ผีเสื้อ
phee-seua
TLTL
pag-aalis ng alat ng lalaki ng manok
pa-ga-alis ng a-lat ng la-la-ki ng ma-nok
TRTürkçe
tavukları kısırlaştırmak
tavuk-lari kisir-la-shtar-mak
UKУкраїнська
каструвати півня
kas-tru-vat piv-nya
URاردو
چڑی کو کاٹنا
chaṛī ko kāṭnā
VITiếng Việt
đực gà
dục gà
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ ẹ̀kù
she-she eh-koo
ZH中文
阉鸡
yān jī
ZUZU
ukuseka inhlanzi ye-ngqoko
u-ku-se-ka inhlanzi ye-ngqoko

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