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kapo

UK/ˈkɑːpəʊ/US/ˈkɑpəʊ/

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

Noun

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.
  2. (ethnic, offensive, slur, vulgar) A Jewish person perceived as enabling or assisting harm to the larger Jewish community by collaborating or allying with antisemites.
    Synonyms:
    self-hating Jew

kapo meaning in Indonesian

kapo in Indonesian

prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, supervising other prisoners
kapo

Synonyms of kapo

Forms of kapo

pluralkapos

Origin of kapo

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

Questions about kapo

What does kapo mean?
Kapo means a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.
What is kapo in Indonesian?
Kapo in Indonesian is kapo. See Kapo meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is kapo?
Kapo is a noun.
How do you pronounce kapo?
Kapo is pronounced /ˈkɑːpəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of kapo?
The plural of kapo is kapos.

Words near kapo in the dictionary

  1. kaplunked
  2. kaplunking
  3. kaplunks
  4. kapnography
  5. kapnomar
  6. kapo
  7. kapoc
  8. kapocs
  9. kapok
  10. kapok bush
  11. kapok tree

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