Meanings
nouncapotasto (plural capotastos)
plural capotastos · alternative capo tasto
- entertainmentA device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering
Synonyms: capo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering
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Origin
- Italiancapotasto
- Englishcapotasto
From Italian capotasto, from capo (“head”) + tasto (“fret”).
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Czech kapodastr
- kapodastrdevice placed across the strings
Dutch capo, capodastro
- capodevice placed across the strings
- capodastrodevice placed across the strings
- capodasterdevice placed across the strings
- capodastredevice placed across the strings
Esperanto kapotasto, ponteto
- kapotastodevice placed across the strings
- pontetodevice placed across the strings
Finnish kapo, capo
- kapodevice placed across the strings
- capodevice placed across the strings
French capodastre
- capodastredevice placed across the strings
German Kapodaster
- Kapodasterdevice placed across the strings
Hebrew קאפו
- קאפוdevice placed across the strings
Hungarian kapodaszter, kápó
- kapodaszterdevice placed across the strings
- kápódevice placed across the strings
Italian capotasto
- capotastodevice placed across the strings
Māori whakakopa
- whakakopadevice placed across the strings
Norwegian barréklemme, capo
- barréklemmedevice placed across the strings
- capodevice placed across the strings
- kapotastdevice placed across the strings
Polish kapodaster
- kapodasterdevice placed across the strings
Portuguese pestana, capotraste
- pestanadevice placed across the strings
- capotrastedevice placed across the strings
Russian капода́стр
- капода́стр (kapodástr)device placed across the strings
Slovak kapodastr
- kapodastrdevice placed across the strings
Spanish ceja, cejilla
- cejadevice placed across the strings
- cejilladevice placed across the strings
Swedish capotasto
- capotastodevice placed across the strings
Vietnamese ca-pô
- ca-pôdevice placed across the strings
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capotasto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capotasto
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“capotasto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capotasto. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capotasto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capotasto.
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