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

Related terms

• capo

Further reading

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