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Also written kapeesh and capeesh, the interjection "Capisci?" means "Understood?" in Italian. The final I is either weak or dropped, more so in the Southern Italian dialects, such as Neapolitan.
You touch my cake, you're DEAD, capisci?
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Capisce (pronounced cah-PEESH) is an Italian word that is used in American slang to say "got it" or "understand." The correct word in Italian would be capisci (pronounced cah-PEE-shee) to address the second person informally, a.k.a. you. Capisce, in Italian, is used only to address the second person formally (like when speaking to an elder or someone you don't know) or to express that a third person (he, she, it) understands. The correct Italian pronunciation of capisce is cah-PEE-shay.

To say I understand is capisco (cah-PEE-sko).
You better get outta my house before I break your face, capisce? Yeah, capisco.
Capisce by L_B May 12, 2007

Capische 

Capische is an Italian word that Americans have somehow gotten a hold of that means 'Do you understand?'.

The appropriate response to this is actually Akash (ah-kahsh), meaning a great bobcat yes.
"And that is how you can remember Maxwell's Equations. Capische?"
"A K A S H."
Capische by realbobcatgdtbab September 17, 2018
Do you understand?
Short for 'capisci'
Tony: I want you to leave Little Carmine alone, capisc?
capisc by R91184 July 21, 2006
the responding word to capisce
meaning "i understand"
don vignalo: u got 1 week to get me my money or you gonna get whacked. capisce?

dude: capisco, don vignalo
capisco by megangurl July 20, 2008
Italiano for "get it?", or "understand?", or "do I make myself clear?". Used commonly by mafioso people.
"This is your first and final warning. Don'tchu ever, and I mean ever, do that again. Capisce?"

"Everything but capisce."
capisce by Dave March 28, 2004
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