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capo
/ˈkeɪpoʊ/
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What does capo mean?
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.
More meanings (3)
noun
- Alternative spelling of kapo.
- Abbreviation of contract agreement purchase order
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkeɪpoʊ/
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See this word in context.
Planche challenged the writer of the article, a certain Capo de Feuillide, to a duel.
And so on da capo, until about six in the evening, when I found myself within sight of the great mine.
More book examples (3)
I hope the Capo Lazzarone may not desert him for some other member of the Calendar, but he seems to threaten it.
Punctually at that hour the bell repeated its summons DE CAPO.
The man who insatiably cries da capo to himself and to the whole of his mise-en-scene, must be in a position to desire every incident in his life to be repeated, not once, but again and again eternally.