name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
capo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkæpəʊ/
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US: /ˈkeɪpoʊ/
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US: /ˈkɑpəʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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UK: /ˈkɑːpəʊ/
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US: /ˈkæpoʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 P OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
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noun
Meaning 3
A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
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noun
Meaning 4
A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative spelling of kapo.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of contract agreement purchase order
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 7
the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: head, chief, top dog
History
Etymology
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Italian capobor. English capo Borrowed from Italian capo (“head, chief”). Doublet of cape, caput, chef, chief, head, and Howth.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: capo — Mafia leader
- Portuguese: capo — Mafia leader
- Swedish: maffialedare — Mafia leader