CAPORAL Definition & Meaning

caporal

[ kap-er-uhl, kap-uh-ral ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a variety of tobacco.

caporal

[ kap-uh-ral ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Southwestern U.S.

an overseer, especially of a cattle ranch.

caporal

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noun

a strong coarse dark tobacco

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Origin of caporal¹

1840–50; short for French tabac du caporal tobacco of the corporal ²

Origin of caporal²

1590–1600; < Spanish: chief, manager < Italian; corporal ²

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Origin of caporal¹

C19: from French tabac du caporal corporal's tobacco, denoting its superiority to tabac du soldat soldier's tobacco

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He took the fortune he made from selling millions of Sweet Caporal cigarettes and came here in 1880, first creating the Ocean Park neighborhood, an everyman paradise with golf, tennis, a country club — an early version of today’s golf-course homes.

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Heirloom corn won’t be an easy sell for farmers like Isidro Caporal.

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“This corn is way ahead,” said the 79-year-old Caporal as he walked down a row of hybrid corn, already 5 feet tall.

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As Le Petit Caporal led his overmatched troops to a spectacular victory over the Austrian army, his chef was in a panic.

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He shook his head like a boxer, got on El Caporal, and galloped off to his L.A.

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