kapores

Meaning

broken, damaged; defective

Concepts

defective

at fault

broken

damaged

dead

💀

in half

torn

amiss

in two

Synonyms

kaputt

schadhaft

defekt

mulo

Translations

défectueux

brisé

cassé

fichu

foutu

foutue

mort

morte

rompu

brisée

fichue

nase

rompue

cassée

défectueuse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈpoːʁəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish: כּפּרות

Cognate with Yiddish: קאַפּויער

In summary

Rotwelsch, from Yiddish כּפּרות (kapores), from Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kapporet). Compare Yiddish קאַפּויער (kapoyer, “upside down”). Influenced by kaputt.