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capo

head

noun KAH-poh Common

Origin: Latin caput (head)

Also means

boss

Usage Note

Capo is highly polysemous: anatomically 'head' (mal di capo, headache), a leader or boss (il mio capo, my boss), a cape/headland in geography (Capo Nord, Cape North), and the beginning of something (in capo al mondo, at the end of the world). Da capo (from the head/beginning) is used in music and everyday speech alike. Plural capi is regular.

Examples

"Il mio capo ha approvato la proposta."

Natural Translation

My boss approved the proposal.

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