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Capo vs Camo - What's the difference?

capo | camo |

As nouns the difference between capo and camo

is that capo is a movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings while camo is a pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.

As a verb camo is

to camouflage.

capo

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of (m), from (etyl).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
  • Synonyms

    * (movable bar) capotasto

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.
  • Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    camo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
  • Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To camouflage.
  • (informal) To put on camouflage clothing.
  • Derived terms

    * camo up

    Anagrams

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