capo
noun/ˈkeɪpoʊ/
Frequency rank: #16,666 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a device clamped across the strings of a guitar or similar instrument to raise the pitch of all strings equally.
Example sentence
The guitarist placed the capo on the second fret to raise the key of the song.
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