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capo¹

  • /ˈkæpəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈkeɪpoʊ/ US
  • /ˈkɑpəʊ/ US

Where it comes from

Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.

noun capos

  1. A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

    Similar: capotasto

capo²

  • /ˈkæpəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈkɑːpəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈkæpoʊ/ US
  • /ˈkɑpəʊ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian capo (“head, chief”). Doublet of cape, caput, chef, chief, head, and Howth.

noun capos · capi

  1. A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
  2. A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.

capo³

noun capos

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of kapo […] the capo in a sub-camp in 1940. As a foreman and capo in the quarry he earned the reputation of treating Jewish[…]

Capo⁴

proper noun

  1. A surname.

CAPO⁵

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of contract agreement purchase order

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noun Mafia leader

Portuguêscapo

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MLA

"capo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

capo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capo

Chicago

"capo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capo.

BibTeX
@misc{capo_2026,
  title = {capo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}