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caporal

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kap′ər əl, kap′ə ral′ for 1; kap′ə ral′ for 2)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cap•o•ral1  (kap′ər əl, kap′ə ral′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a variety of tobacco.
  • short for French tabac du caporal tobacco of the corporal2 1840–50

cap•o•ral2  (kap′ə ral′),USA pronunciation n. [Southwestern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsan overseer, esp. of a cattle ranch.
  • Italian; see corporal2
  • Spanish: chief, manager
  • 1590–1600

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