capo
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9.7
- noun
- /ˈkeɪpoʊ/
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capo
- Soldiers lounge at the bar, keeping a respectful distance from the capos seated at a table in the rear.
- capos in the Colombo
- capo of the Gambino
- mafia capo
Well, they go throw him a beating now you throwing up a mob capo, a beating in his own house with in front of his wife, right.
- Well, they go throw him a beating now you throwing up a mob capo, a beating in his own house with in front of his wife, right.
Examples
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People close to the capo will tell you that Heriberto is one of three sons from Ramon Lazcano's first marriage.
Blog text (18) -
The capo of the crime family met with his inner circle to discuss territory disputes.
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From now on, we will be divided into five families and the capo from each family will report to me.
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Plus, if it really was him, I cannot see the marines just handing him over; he's a top capo, and with everyone watching and waiting.
Blog text (21) -
What do you think the Genovese capos think of the boss?
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Wasn't this guy a capo for Marangano a few years back?
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He was a capo in a big Jersey crew and the president of the Local 560 in Union City, New Jersey.
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Most of his capos were in their thirties and forties, far younger than traditional leaders.
Academic text (2016) -
And we are doing everything that we can to identify, indict and convict the capos, the soldiers and the associates of the Mafia as well.
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Bosses and fat capos go running through the alleys and clambering over fences.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who is part of a group that does illegal things
58
5.8
A person who is part of a gang that does illegal things and often uses violence
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6.4
A person who leads a group that does illegal things
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8.7
A person who belongs to a secret criminal group that uses violence
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capo comes from Italian and means 'head'; it comes from the Latin caput 'head' and is the same root as captain, so a Mafia capo is literally the 'head' or leader of a group.