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Capo vs Capon - What's the difference?

capo | capon |

As a noun capo

is (cover over the engine of a motor car).

As a proper noun capon is

a japanese.

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

    * * * * ----

    capon

    English

    (wikipedia capon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
  • * 1602 : , act III scene 2
    • [...] You cannot feed capons so.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To castrate; to make a capon of.
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