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ca•po•tas•to
(kä′pō täs′tō, -pə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. ca•po•tas•tos, ca•pi•tas•ti
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(kä′pē täs′tē, -pə-).USA pronunciation
- Music and Dancecapo1
- Vulgar Latin *taxitare, for Latin taxāre, frequentative of Latin tangere to touch
- Italian, equivalent. to capo head (see capo2) + tasto finger board, fret, literally, touch, feel, noun, nominal derivative of tastare to touch lightly, perh.
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