Portuguese

Noun

capão m (plural capões)

1. a castrated animal
2. capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)

Etymology 2

From Old Tupi ka'a ‎(“woods”) + 'ypa'ũ ‎(“island”) (itself "space" pa'ũ in "water" 'y).

Noun

capão m (plural capões)

1. (Brazil) copse; an isolated bunch of trees in an open space