capo

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈkapo/

noun
Definitions
  • head
  • boss, chief, leader, master
  • end (of a rope etc)
  • cape (especially when capitalised in placenames)
  • ply
  • buddy
  • (heraldiccharge) chief

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *capum, caput (head, etc, source) inherited from Proto-Italic *kaput derived from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kauput-

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