capo
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.
Noun
capo (plural capos)
- A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
Synonyms
- (movable bar): capotasto
Translations
capotasto — see capotasto
Etymology 2
Noun
- A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
- A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.
Translations
Mafia leader
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Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
capo
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Istriot
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput.
Noun
capo m
- head
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:
- Nun o’ pioün veîsto el pioûn biel capo biondo.
- I haven’t seen a more beautiful blonde head.
- Nun o’ pioün veîsto el pioûn biel capo biondo.
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.
Pronunciation
Noun
capo m (plural capi)
- head
- boss, chief, leader, master
- end (of a rope etc)
- cape (especially when capitalised in placenames)
- ply
- buddy
- (heraldry) chief
Synonyms
Related terms
- a capo, andare a capo, andare accapo, lavata di capo, capolino
- capitare
- capitombolo, capogiro
- capo-
- capo d'abbigliamento, capo di abbigliamento
- capodanno, capo d'anno
- capo del governo
- capo di stato, capo dello stato
- capo di vestiario
- capoluogo, capolinea, capogruppo, capoufficio, capoverso, capotasto, capo operaio, capo banda, capotesta, caporovescio, appoggiacapo, poggiatesta
- daccapo, caposaldo
- in capo a
- tra capo e collo
- cosa fatta capo ha
- capata, capatina, caparra, capezzale
- sottocapo, rompicapo, capogabinetto, capodipartimento, capomastro, caporedattore, capoturno, capofamiglia
- capinera, capitello
- caposcala, caposcalo
- capocchio
Descendants
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (“to strike, to beat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.poː/, [ˈkäːpoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.po/, [ˈkäːpo]
Noun
cāpō m (genitive cāpōnis); third declension
- a capon
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cāpō | cāpōnēs |
Genitive | cāpōnis | cāpōnum |
Dative | cāpōnī | cāpōnibus |
Accusative | cāpōnem | cāpōnēs |
Ablative | cāpōne | cāpōnibus |
Vocative | cāpō | cāpōnēs |
Descendants
References
- “capo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -apu
Verb
capo
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian capo (“head”). Related to cabo.
Noun
capo m (plural capos)
Etymology 2
See capar
Verb
capo
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