capotasto

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See also: capo tasto

English

Three capos, second attached

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Etymology

From Italian capotasto, from capo (head) + tasto (fret).

Noun

capotasto (plural capotastos)

  1. (music) A device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering

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Italian

Etymology

From capo- +‎ tasto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.poˈta.sto/
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧tà‧sto

Noun

capotasto m (plural capotasti or (less common) capitasti)

  1. (music) capotasto

Descendants

  • English: capotasto