Capon vs. Capo — What's the Difference?

A capon (from Latin: caponem) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food, and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding.

A capo (short for capodastro, capo tasto or capotasto [kapoˈtasto], Italian for "head of fretboard") is a device a musician uses on the neck of a stringed (typically fretted) instrument to transpose and shorten the playable length of the strings—hence raising the pitch. It is a common tool for players of guitars, mandolins, mandolas, banjos, ukuleles and bouzoukis.

A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.

A small movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar or similar instrument so as to raise the pitch of all the strings uniformly.

A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.

The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.

(transitive) To castrate; to make a capon of.

A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.

A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.

A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.

To castrate; to make a capon of.

A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.

Flesh of a castrated male chicken

The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate

Castrated male chicken