capo - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a clamp fastened across all the strings of a fretted musical instrument to raise their tuning by a chosen amount

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(noun)

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the head of a crime syndicate, especially the Mafia, or a branch of one

examples

the Sicilian capo claims he controls most of the world's heroin trade