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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 ²ú²¹°ù°ùé
capo
2/ ˈkapo; ˈkæpəʊ /
noun
- the presumed title of a Mafia leader
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï 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.â€
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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