capisce
capisce Lexical Profile
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• interjection
North American Used at the end of a statement or command as a direct question meaning 'Do you understand?', often with an assertive or stern tone.
"You need to finish this report before five o'clock today, capisce?"
• verb
North American To understand or comprehend a statement, warning, or instruction (used informally, almost exclusively in questions or negative statements).
"Listen closely to the instructions—do you capisce what I am telling you?"
Word Nuance & Usage
In English, 'capisce' is used almost exclusively as a direct question or emphatic tag at the end of a statement ('Capisce?'), often carrying an assertive, stern, or mock-intimidating tone.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-20th century from Southern Italian dialects and standard Italian 'capisci' ('do you understand?') or 'capisce' ('does he/she/you formal understand?'), from 'capire' ('to understand'), ultimately from Latin 'capere' ('to take, seize, grasp').