kapò

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo (“chief, boss”), from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *káput.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈpɔ/*
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pò

Noun

kapò m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (historical) kapo
  2. (by extension) a surly supervisor

Further reading
  • kapo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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