Capo Definition

kāpō
capos
noun
A device clamped across the fingerboard as of a guitar to raise the pitch of the strings uniformly and thereby facilitate playing in a different key.
Webster's New World
The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
American Heritage
A chieftain in a criminal organization such as the Mafia.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Capo

Noun

Singular:
capo
Plural:
capos

Origin of Capo

  • Italian capo (di tastiera) head (of the fingerboard) from Latin caput kaput- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian from Latin caput head capo1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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