capotasto
American
[kah-poh-tahs-toh, -puh-]
/ ˌkɑ poʊˈtɑs toʊ, -pə- /
noun
capotastos,
plural
capitasti
plural
Etymology
Origin of capotasto
< Italian, equivalent to capo head ( see capo 2) + tasto finger board, fret, literally, touch, feel, noun derivative of tastare to touch lightly, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *taxitare, for Latin taxāre, frequentative of Latin tangere to touch
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