First Known Use: 1926
Dictionary
1capo
noun ca·po \ˈkā-(ˌ)pō\
plural capos
Definition of CAPO
: a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of a fretted instrument to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings
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Origin of CAPO
short for capotasto, from Italian, literally, head of fingerboard
2capo
noun ca·po \ˈkä-(ˌ)pō, ˈka-\
plural capos
Definition of CAPO
: the head of a branch of a crime syndicate
Origin of CAPO
Italian, head, chief, from Latin caput
First Known Use: circa 1952
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