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▪ I. ‖ capo1|ˈkɑːpəʊ, ˈkapo| [It., lit. ‘head’.] The leader of a branch or ‘family’ of the Mafia. Also capo mafioso (cf. maffioso).
1952E. Reid Mafia xvi. 183 Di Martini took over as Capo Mafioso of New Orleans. 1959G. Maxwell Ten Pains of Death iv. 65 There used to be two great capo (chief) mafia families in Castellamare... The present holder of the title of capo is a nephew of the last, now an old man of eighty. 1969M. Gilbert Etruscan Net iii. iii. 242 Those men were of the Mafia. You hired their services... You were responsible to their capo for their safe return. 1972[see mafia]. 1978G. Vidal Kalki vii. 165 Various Mafia capos all around the country have denied any knowledge of the murder of what many believed was a leading trafficker in drugs. ▪ II. capo2|ˈkæpəʊ| ellipt. for capo tasto.
1946J. Sampson Specialized Course Guitar Lessons xiii. 6 A ‘Capo’ should only be used by those who find that pieces of music are written too low for them to comfortably sing while playing. 1968Melody Maker 30 Nov. 22 (Advt.), Ask for Hamilton capos. 1987Folk Roots Apr. 9/3 Cast off capos..will be found littered around any guitar player's stomping ground. |