kapo

Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːpəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpəʊ/

kapo (plural kapos)

1. (historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

• Pako-, poka

From Italian capo (“head, chief”), probably via Spanish capo.

• IPA^(key): /kapo/ [ka.po]
• Rhymes: -apo, -o
• Hyphenation: ka‧po

kapo anim

1. crime boss, capo

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapo/
• Rhymes: -apo
• Hyphenation: ka‧po

Borrowed from Latin capus (“head”). Doublet of ĉapitro.

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. (anatomy) head
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta‎^[1]:

     Kiom da kapoj, tiom da opinioj.

     However many heads, that many opinions.

• skeletkapo (“skull”)

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa, “the letter Κ”).

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. kappa

• capo

From Italian capotasto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpo/, [ˈkɑ̝po̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑpo
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧po
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧po

kapo

1. (music) capotasto, capo

• pako, poka

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

• IPA^(key): /ka.po/

• Audio:

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kapo m (plural kapos)

1. (historical) kapo

• “kapo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

kapo (plural kapi)

1. head

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkapo/ [ˈka.po]
• Rhymes: -apo
• Syllabification: ka‧po

Borrowed from German Kapo.

kapo (plural kapo-kapo)

1. kapo, prisoner functionary (a prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising other prisoners)

   Synonym: pengurus tahanan

From Massenrempulu

kapo (plural kapo-kapo)

1. (cooking) roasted corn kernels, then ground until smooth, mixed with grated coconut and brown sugar

Borrowed from English capo.

kapo (plural kapo-kapo)

1. (music) capo

• “kapo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkǎː.pɔː/

kãpo

1. genitive singular of kapas

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pɔ/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -apɔ
• Syllabification: ka‧po

Borrowed from German Kapo.

kapo m pers or f (indeclinable)

1. (historical, Nazism) kapo (prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor)

or

Indeclinable.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kapo f

1. vocative singular of kapa

• kapo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kapo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kapo in PWN's encyclopedia