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A capo is a device that is attached to the frets of a string instrument to raise the pitch of each string.

Capo or capos, may also refer to:

Designation, akin to captain

  • Capo, short for Caporegime, a rank in the Mafia
  • Capo dei capi, or capo di tutti capi, Italian for "boss of bosses", a phrase used to indicate a powerful individual in organized crime
  • Capo (concentration camp), a prisoner who supervised forced labor or carried out tasks delegated by Nazi guards

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