कापो

Konkani

Etymology

From काप्चे (kāpce, “to cut”), referring to the Islamic practice of circumcision. Compare Hindi कटवा (kaṭvā), an identical development from the verb काटना (kāṭnā, “to cut”); and its descendant English katwa.

Noun

कापो • (kāpô) (Latin script kapo, Kannada script ಕಾಪೊ)

  1. (offensive, derogatory, religious slur) a Muslim
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