kapre
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kapre
- inflection of kapern:
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From the noun kaper; compare with German kapern.
Verb edit
kapre (imperative kapr or kapre, present tense kaprer, passive kapres, simple past and past participle kapra or kapret, present participle kaprende)
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- “kapre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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From Middle Low German kapern.
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kapre (present tense kaprar, past tense kapra, past participle kapra, passive infinitive kaprast, present participle kaprande, imperative kapre/kapr)
- to hijack
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- “kapre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), originally referring to the East African slaves brought by the Portuguese and sold in Manila as "Cafres".
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kapre (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- (folklore) ogre or giant believed to smoke cigars and live in old trees, especially balete (banyan) trees