capotasto
[kah-poh-
tahs
-toh, -p
uh
-]
/ˌkɑ poʊˈtɑs toʊ, -pə-/
noun
,
plural
capotastos,
capitasti
[kah-pee-
tahs
-tee, -p
uh
-]
/ˌkɑ piˈtɑs ti, -pə-/
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)
1.
capo
1
.
Origin
<
Italian,
equivalent to
capo
head (see
capo
2
) +
tasto
finger board, fret, literally, touch, feel, noun derivative of
tastare
to touch lightly, perhaps <
Vulgar Latin
*taxitare,
for
Latin
taxāre,
frequentative of
Latin
tangere
to touch