Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capuchin
2 senses of capuchin
Sense 1
capuchin -- (a hooded cloak for women)
=> cloak -- (a loose outer garment)
Sense 2
capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus -- (monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl)
=> New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian -- (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)