capitone
Plural: capitoni
Language: Italian
Description: A large female marine conger eel traditionally cooked in tomato sauce and eaten at Christmas in Naples. They can grow as long as 150 cm (5 ft).
Pronounced: kah-pee-TOH-nee
Gender: m
Ethnicity: Italian
Most frequent country: Italy
Most frequent region: Naples in Campania
See places: Italian food and cuisine, Campania, Neapolitan food and cuisine
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