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kapo
- /ˈkɑːpəʊ/ UK
- /ˈkɑpəʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.
noun kapos
- A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.
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A Jewish person perceived as enabling or assisting harm to the larger Jewish community by collaborating or allying with antisemites.
Similar: self-hating Jew
Translations
Talk about this word "kapo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kapo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kapo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kapo "kapo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kapo.Cite this
@misc{kapo_2026,
title = {kapo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kapo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
