Borrowed from German kapern, from Dutch kaper (“pirate; hijacker”), from kapen (“to hijack, privateer”).
- IPA(key): [kaˈperi]
- Rhymes: -eri
- Hyphenation: ka‧pe‧ri
kaperi (present kaperas, past kaperis, future kaperos, conditional kaperus, volitive kaperu)
- (aviation, nautical) to hijack, seize, capture
La pirataro rapide kaperis la komercŝipon.- The crew of pirates quickly hijacked the merchant ship.
