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capo
1[ key-poh ]
noun
- any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- the nut of a guitar, lute, banjo, etc.
capo
2[ kah-poh, kap-oh ]
noun
- the chief of a branch of the Mafia.
capo
1/ ˈkeɪpəʊ; ˈkæpəʊ /
noun
- a device fitted across all the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc, so as to raise the pitch of each string simultaneously Also calledcapo tastoˈkæpəʊ ˈtæstəʊ Compare é
capo
2/ ˈkapo; ˈkæpəʊ /
noun
- the presumed title of a Mafia leader
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of capo1
Origin of capo2
Example Sentences
Rather than a President and Vice President, Trump and Vance more closely resembled a cheap mob boss and a low-browed capo.
He was sanctioned 10 times for violating the order in his current case until he came up with the novel tactic of having his red-tied capos do the threatening for him.
In his book, Mamet describes the leaders of these diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as “diversity capos and “diversity commissars.”
These boys never formed a hierarchy with foot soldiers reporting to lieutenants, who sat under capos, and on and up.
These witnesses and tape recordings confirm that the orders came from the top - from the boss or the capo, or the consigliere of the family.
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