capotasto

[ kah-poh-tahs-toh, -puh- ]

noun

, plural ca·po·tas·tos, ca·pi·tas·ti [kah-pee-, tahs, -tee, -p, uh, -].

1. capo ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of capotasto¹

< Italian, equivalent to capo head ( 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