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capo
1[ key-poh ]
/ ˈkeɪ poʊ /
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noun, plural ca·pos.
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
the nut of a guitar, lute, banjo, etc.
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Also called capotasto.
Origin of capo
11875–80; <Italian, shortening of capotastocapotasto
Words nearby capo
cap jib, Caplet, caplin, cap. moll., cap'n, capo, capoeira, cap of maintenance, capon, caponata, Capone
Other definitions for capo (2 of 2)
capo2
[ kah-poh, kap-oh ]
/ ˈkɑ poʊ, ˈkæp oʊ /
noun, plural ca·pos.
the chief of a branch of the Mafia.
Origin of capo
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British Dictionary definitions for capo (1 of 2)
capo1
/ (ˈkeɪpəʊ, ˈkæpəʊ) /
noun plural -pos
a device fitted across all the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc, so as to raise the pitch of each string simultaneouslyAlso called: capo tasto (ˈkæpəʊ ˈtæstəʊ) Compare barré
Word Origin for capo
from Italian capo tasto head stop
British Dictionary definitions for capo (2 of 2)
capo2
/ (ˈkæpəʊ, Italian ˈkapo) /
noun plural -pos
the presumed title of a Mafia leader
Word Origin for capo
Italian: head
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