capotasto
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capotasto
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From Italian capotasto, from capo (“head”) + tasto (“fret”).
noun capotastos · capo tasto
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A device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering
Similar: capo
Translations
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noun device placed across the strings
| Español | ceja, cejilla |
|---|---|
| Português | pestana, capotraste |
| Français | capodastre |
| Deutsch | Kapodaster |
| Italiano | capotasto |
| Русский | капода́стр kapodástr |
| Tiếng Việt | ca-pô |
| עברית | קאפו |
Talk about this word "capotasto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capotasto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. capotasto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capotasto "capotasto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capotasto.Cite this
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title = {capotasto},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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