Also means
Kapon can also refer colloquially to a castrated male animal or person.
Usage Note
Kapon is a Spanish loanword referring to a castrated rooster raised for meat, used in rural Philippine poultry and livestock contexts. Colloquially it can also function as a crude insult referring to castration, so context matters.
Examples
" Nag-aalaga sila ng kapon. "
Natural Translation
They raise a capon.
Literal Translation
Raise they of capon.
" Mas masarap ang karne ng kapon kaysa sa ordinaryong manok. "
Natural Translation
Capon meat tastes better than ordinary chicken.
Literal Translation
More delicious the meat of-the capon than the ordinary chicken.
" Sa probinsya, marami pa ring magsasaka ang nagpapalaki ng kapon dahil mas mahal ang halaga nito sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
In the province, many farmers still raise capons because they fetch a higher price at the market.
Literal Translation
In province, many still farmer the raises of capon because more expensive the price of-it in market.
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