1mass noun The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience. âa lack of proper parental and school disciplineâ. âIn 1923 parliament began to revise the code of military discipline.â.
Capiche, capeesh, capische, etc. Capiche (ignore spell check) is the standard English spelling of the word, usually followed by a question mark, meaning do you understand? It comes from the Italian capisci. The word occasionally appears in several other spellings, including capeesh and capische, but these are far less common than the standard one.
ACQUAFREDDA Italian. Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name, derived from Italian meaning cold water. ACQUARONE Italian. Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name or an occupation derived from Italian acqua water. ACQUATI Italian. From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua water.