capo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/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

  1. A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
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noun

  1. A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
  2. A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
  3. A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.
  4. (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[…]”
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of contract agreement purchase order

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.

Words you can make from capo

9 playable · top: CAP (7 pts)

Best play cap 7 points

3-letter words

5 words

2-letter words

3 words

Hooks

3 extensions · 3 back

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