ca·po 1 (k  p )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. [Italian capo (di tastiera), head (of the fingerboard), from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] |
ca·po 2 (käp, k p)n. pl. ca·pos The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate. [Italian, from Latin caput, head; see capo1.] |
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]
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