capo

ca·po ¹  (kp)

n. pl. ca·pos

A small movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar or similar instrument so as to raise the pitch of all the strings uniformly.

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[Italian capo (di tastiera), head (of the fingerboard), from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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ca·po ²  (käp, kp)

n. pl. ca·pos

The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.

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[Italian, from Latin caput, head; see capo¹.]

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capo

Noun

pl -pos a device fitted across the strings of a guitar or similar instrument so as to raise the pitch [Italian capo tasto head stop]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

capo - the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"