Capuchin
/ˈkæpjʊʃɪn/noun
1
- a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that observes a strict rule drawn up in 1529嘉布遣会修士(圣方济各会分会修士, 该会遵行1592年所制定的严格教义)。
2
- a cloak and hood formerly worn by women(旧时的)嘉布遣女斗篷及风帽。
3
- (capuchin 或capuchin monkey)a South American monkey with a cap of hair on the head which has the appearance of a cowl卷尾猴, 悬猴; 僧帽猴。
3.1
- Genus Cebus, family Cebidae: four species, including the brown capuchin (C. apella).悬猴属, 悬猴科:4种, 包括卷尾猴(拉丁名C. apella)。
4
capuchin
a pigeon of a breed with head and neck feathers resembling a cowl三色伞鸟, 斗篷鹛。
词源
late 16th cent.: from obsolete French, earlier form of capucin, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio 'hood, cowl', from cappa (see CAPE1), the friars being so named because of their sharp-pointed hoods.