capo
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 4
/ˈkæpəʊ/(UK)
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/ˈkæpəʊ/(UK) · /ˈkeɪpoʊ/(US) · /ˈkɑpəʊ/(US) · /ˈkɑːpəʊ/(UK) · /ˈkæpoʊ/(US)
Definition of capo
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
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noun
- A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
- A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.
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(alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of kapo.
“[…] the capo in a sub-camp in 1940. As a foreman and capo in the quarry he earned the reputation of treating Jewish[…]”
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of contract agreement purchase order
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.
Anagrams of capo
10 plays · some not in Scrabble
Words you can make from capo
9 playable · top: CAP (7 pts)
Best play cap 7 points3-letter words
5 words2-letter words
3 wordsHooks
3 extensions · 3 back
A single letter you can add to capo to make another valid word.
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