da capo
[dah
kah
-poh;
Italian
dah
kah
-paw]
/dɑ ˈkɑ poʊ;
Italian
dɑ ˈkɑ pɔ/
noun
1.
repeated from the beginning (used as a musical direction).
Origin
1715-25;
<
Italian:
literally, from the head; see
da
,
chief
British Dictionary definitions for
da capo
da capo
/
dɑː ˈkɑːpəʊ
/
adjective, adverb
1.
(
music
) to be repeated (in whole or part) from the beginning
See also
fine
3
DC
Word Origin
C18: from Italian, literally: from the head