capo.
boss, chief, leader
Meaning & usage
boss, chief, leader
buddy (an informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know)
ellipsis of capo d'abbigliamento (“item of clothing”)
head
end (of a rope etc.)
cape (especially when capitalised/capitalized in placenames)
chief
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput. Doublet of chef.
head, chief, leading
ispettore capo
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput. Doublet of chef.
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