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capotasto

capotasto noun: 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.

capotasto: a device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the...
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Noun

capotasto (plural capotastos)

  1. 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:
    capo

capotasto meaning in Vietnamese

capotasto in Vietnamese

device placed across the strings
ca-pô

Synonyms of capotasto

Forms of capotasto

pluralcapotastos
alternative formcapo tasto

Origin of capotasto

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

Questions about capotasto

What does capotasto mean?
Capotasto means 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.
What is capotasto in Vietnamese?
Capotasto in Vietnamese is ca-pô. See Capotasto meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is capotasto?
Capotasto is a noun.
What is the plural of capotasto?
The plural of capotasto is capotastos.

Words near capotasto in the dictionary

  1. caporegimes
  2. capos
  3. capot
  4. capotain
  5. capotains
  6. capotasto
  7. capotastos
  8. capote
  9. capoted
  10. capotes
  11. capoting

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