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caporegimes

caporegimes is the plural of caporegime.

Meaning of caporegime

Noun

caporegime (plural caporegimes)

  1. 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.
    • 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.1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, page 104
    Synonyms:
    capo

Questions about caporegimes

What is caporegimes the plural of?
Caporegimes is the plural of caporegime.

Words near caporegimes in the dictionary

  1. Caporales
  2. caporals
  3. Caporaso
  4. Caporasos
  5. caporegime
  6. caporegimes
  7. capos
  8. capot
  9. capotain
  10. capotains
  11. capotasto

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