/ Dictionary / Index C capo: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ca•po Pronunciation: (kā'pō), [key] — pl. -pos. any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones. the nut of a guitar, lute, banjo, etc. Also called ca•po Pronunciation: (kä'pō, kap'ō), [key] — pl. -pos. the chief of a branch of the Mafia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: capo (Thesaurus) cap'n capon Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language