capisce
Do you comprehend?
Capisce is Italian for "do you understand?" borrowed into English as informal punctuation after instructions or warnings: You stay away from my daughter, capisce?
The word carries a vaguely threatening tone, evoking Italian-American gangster speech from films.
Sometimes spelled *capeesh* or *capiche* to reflect English pronunciation.
To fully understand
- graspSeize or understand
- get itUnderstand, often informally
- followGo behind another
- catch onGrasp or gain popularity
savvy · dig · gotcha · copy · roger · understood · clear · crystal
Criminal vow of silence
- godfatherMale baptismal guardian
- familyRelated people together
- wise guySarcastic, flippant person
- made manInitiated organized crime member
respect · loyalty · mob · gangster · Corleone · sit-down · capo · don
Agreement or distribution
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- agreedShared the same view
- settledNo longer in question
- doneNo longer in progress
arrangement · pact · handshake · word · bond · promise · commitment · end of discussion
comprehend
To fully understand
catch on · savvy · dig · gotcha · copy · roger · understood · clear · crystal · read you
omertà
Criminal vow of silence
made man · respect · loyalty · mob · gangster · Corleone · sit-down · capo · don · consigliere
deal
Agreement or distribution
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- agreedShared the same view
- settledNo longer in question
done · arrangement · pact · handshake · word · bond · promise · commitment · end of discussion · non-negotiable
- Italian Wordsciao, grazie, prego, arrivederci, si
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese
- understandingunderstand, comprehend, grasp, fathom, follow
- Italian slangbasta, prego, ciao, bella, mica
capisceplease
Polite appeal word
if you don't mind · with your permission · your call · respectfully