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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.

Nearby words

  1. capitulum,
  2. capiz,
  3. caplet,
  4. caplin,
  5. capnomancy,
  6. capoeira,
  7. capon,
  8. caponata,
  9. capone,
  10. capone, al

Origin of capo

1
1875–80; < Italian, shortening of capotasto capotasto
Also called capotasto.

Definition for capo (2 of 2)

capo

2
[ kah-poh, kap-oh ]
/ ˈkɑ poʊ, ˈkæp oʊ /

noun, plural ca·pos.

the chief of a branch of the Mafia.

Origin of capo

2
1960–65; < Italian: head, leader < Vulgar Latin *capum for Latin caput; cf. chief
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British Dictionary definitions for capo (1 of 2)

capo

1
/ (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)

capo

2
/ (ˈkæpəʊ, Italian ˈkapo) /

noun plural -pos

the presumed title of a Mafia leader

Word Origin for capo

Italian: head
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