kapo

Betekenis (Engels)

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) Jewish people who are perceived to be insufficiently supportive of the State of Israel, Zionism, or the larger Jewish community.

Vertalingen

Kapo

kapo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɑːpəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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