1. [n]  castrated male chicken
2. [n]  flesh of a castrated male chicken

CAPON is a 5 letter word that starts with C.

1. \Ca"pon\, n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. cap?n (cf. F.
   chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. ? akin to ? to cut, OSlav. skopiti
   to casrate. CF. {Comma}.]
   A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded
   to improve his flesh for the table. --Shak.
   
         The merry thought of a capon.            --W. Irving.
   
   

2. \Ca"pon\, v. t.
   To castrate; to make a capon of.