capo
pronunciation
How to pronounce capo in British English:
UK ['keɪpəʊ]
How to pronounce capo in American English:
US ['keɪˌpoʊ]
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- Noun:
- the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
Word Origin
- capo (n.1)
- "leader of a Mafia 'family,' " 1952, Italian, literally "head" (see head (n.)).
- capo (n.2)
- "pitch-altering device for a stringed instrument," 1946, short for capo tasto (1876), from Italian, literally "head stop" (see head (n.)).
Example
- 1. Did capo get enough evidence ?
- 2. Isn 't it someone complain me to capo ?
- 3. The form is not a true italian overture or a da capo overture .
- 4. Egyptian soccer fans known as ultras are well organized-disciplined , tough young kids under a capo system .
- 5. The quantum universe : everything that can happen does happen . By brian cox and jeff forshaw . Allen lane ; 255 pages ; 20 . To be published in america in january by da capo press ; $ 25 . Buy from amazon.com , amazon.co.uk