capisce
/kəˈpiːʃ/(also capeesh, capisci, capish) slang (chiefly US )
verb
[no object] To understand. Chiefly used in interrogative: ‘Do you understand?’ Compare savvy.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Frederick Rolfe (1860–1913), writer. From Italian capisce, 3rd person singular present indicative of capire to understand from classical Latin capere to understand, to take.
- Tongshan
- tongue
- tongue and groove
- tongued
- tongued-and-grooved
- tongue depressor
- tonguefish
- tongue-in-cheek
- tongue-lash
- tongue-lashing
- tongueless
- tongue ring
- tongue stud
- tongues wag
- tongue tie
- tongue-tied
- tongue-twister
- tongue-twisting
- tongue worm
- tonic
- tonically
- tonicity
- tonic sol-fa
- tonic water
- tonic–clonic