capotasto
noun
ca·po·ta·sto
ˌkäpōˈtä(ˌ)stō
plural capotastos
-(ˌ)stōz
or capitasti ˌkäpēˈtä(ˌ)stē
: a bar or movable nut attached to the fingerboard of a guitar or other fretted instrument to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings
Word History
Etymology
Italian, literally, chief key, from capo head, chief (from Latin caput head) + tasto key of a musical instrument, from tastare to feel, touch, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tastare