capo
1 of 2noun (1)
ca·po ˈkā-(ˌ)pō 
plural capos
: a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of a fretted instrument to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings
capo
2 of 2noun (2)
ca·po ˈkä-(ˌ)pō ˈka-
ˈka- plural capos
: the head of a branch of a crime syndicate
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
short for capotasto, from Italian, literally, head of fingerboard
Noun (2)
Italian, head, chief, from Latin caput
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1926, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1952, in the meaning defined above