Cockerel vs. Capon — What's the Difference?

A young domestic cock.

A capon (from Latin: caponem) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food, and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding.

A young rooster.

A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.

A young male chicken.

A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.

A young cock.

(transitive) To castrate; to make a capon of.

A young domestic cock; not older than one year

A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.

To castrate; to make a capon of.

Flesh of a castrated male chicken

Castrated male chicken