capo
A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of…A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
» I can't play that song without a capo.
Meaning
3 sensesA movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.
- the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
Examples
3 sentencesI can't play that song without a capo.
I'm a capo in the woke mob, but don't tell anyone.
The mafia's capo ordered his men to get rid of the supposed snitch.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian. Borrowed from Italian capo (“head, chief”). DoubleShortening of capotasto, from Italian.
Borrowed from Italian capo (“head, chief”). Doublet of cape, caput, chef, chief, head, and Howth.
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Forms
plural: capos / capiSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular