its an old word meaning "do you understand?", used by Italian mobsters.

latin term that gangster used for emphasis because copesetic is such a nasty assed word.

Do you understand?, Do I make myself clear?

English phonetic spelling of Sicilian-American way to say "understand" (in the second person singular). Common in Mob movies. Typically used at the end of the sentence in these movies to verify the listener understands, especially when making threats. Comes from Italian obviously; it's basically capisci or capisce (depending on the context) with the last letter omitted from the pronunciation.

do you understand? from Italian 'tu capisci?' (infinitive form: capire > to understand)

Confirms whether or not the previous question has been understood. Not to be confused with the Italo-American dialect of capisci also known as Capiche. (Kah-Peesh)

Italian slang for "Your alternative is death. Do you understand?"