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capo

capo

See also: capó, ĉapo, capô, and capo-

English

Noun

capo (plural capos)

  1. A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
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Etymology 2

From Italian capo (head).

Noun

capo (plural capos)

  1. A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput.

Noun

capo m

  1. head
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:
      Nun o’ pioün veîsto el pioûn biel capo biondo.
      I haven’t seen a more beautiful blonde head.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -apu

Verb

capo

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of capar

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Italian capo (head). Related to cabo.

Noun

capo m (plural capos)

  1. gangster

Etymology 2

See capar

Verb

capo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of capar.