kapewu

Polish

Etymology

From kapować (“to understand”) +‎ French vous (“you”, polite second-person pronoun), modeled after French constructions like parlez-vous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.pɛˈvu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: ka‧pe‧wu

Particle

kapewu

1. (slang, dated) got it? understand?

   Synonym: kapiszi

   • 1959, Tadeusz Konwicki, Dziura w niebie‎^[1]:

     Nie bój się, on twardy, nic mu nie będzie. Swoich żałuj, kapewu?

     Don't worry, he's a tough one, he'll be fine. Pity your own, got it?