capo.
A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
Meaning & usage
A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.
A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Italian capobor. English capo Borrowed from Italian capo (“head, chief”). Doublet of cape, caput, chef, chief, head, and Howth.
Alternative spelling of kapo.
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