capotasto
See also: capo tasto
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Italian capotasto, from capo (“head”) + tasto (“fret”).
Noun
capotasto (plural capotastos)
- (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
Synonyms
Translations
device placed across the strings
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See also
- Category:capo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.poˈtas.to/
- Rhymes: -asto
- Hyphenation: ca‧po‧tà‧sto
Noun
capotasto m (plural capotasti or (less common) capitasti)
Descendants
- → English: capotasto