Main Entry: ka·put

Variant(s): also ka·putt \kə-ˈpu̇t, kä-, -ˈpüt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: German kaputt, from French capot not having made a trick at piquet

Date: 1895

1 : utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed
2 : unable to function
3 : hopelessly outmoded