capiche

ca·peesh

[kuh-peesh]
interjection Slang.
1.
Do you understand?
2.
I understand.
Also, ca·piche,, ca·pisce.

Origin:
< Italian capisce, third person singular present tense of capire 'to understand'

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capiche
1940s slang, from It. capisci? "do you understand?" (also coppish, kabish, capeesh, etc.).

capeesh
variant spelling of capiche (q.v.).
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Capiche is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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