Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapo

/ˈkɑpəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: kapo
IPA: /ˈkɑpəʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A Jewish person perceived as enabling or assisting harm to the larger Jewish community by collaborating or allying with antisemites.

Offensive

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑpəʊ/
British English: /ˈkɑːpəʊ/

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

kapos (plural)

Synonyms

self-hating Jew

Questions

How do you pronounce kapo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑpəʊ/.
What does kapo mean?: A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.
Where does kapo come from?: Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.

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