Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caporegime

/ˌkɑːpəʊɹəˈdʒiːmeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-poregime
IPA: /ˌkɑːpəʊɹəˈdʒiːmeɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization.

Example Sentences

"And so usually a trusted caporegime would be sent out to rent a secret apartment and fill it with mattresses. That apartment would be used as a sally port into the city when an offensive was mounted."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Inflected Forms

caporegimes (plural)

Synonyms

capo

Questions

How do you pronounce caporegime?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑːpəʊɹəˈdʒiːmeɪ/.
What does caporegime mean?: A high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization.
Where does caporegime come from?: Borrowed from Italian.

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