The leader of a mafia or criminal group is referred to as a capo.
Capo is a term from an Italian word that comes from the Latin caput and can be translated as “head.” The concept is usually used with reference to the leader of a mafia organization or a criminal gang .
For example: “The local police managed to capture the drug trafficking boss last night” , “The writer was threatened after publishing a book in which he denounced the boss of the Sicilian mafia” , “Several members of the gang have already fallen: now we are going after the boss” .
Capo example
When using this term, Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( 1899 – 1947 ), better known as Al Capone , appears as a fundamental figure. He was a famous American gangster, the most important mafia boss during the 1920s and 1930s and one of the most wanted criminals by the FBI at that time.
Specifically, agent Eliot Ness and his group, which was called “The Untouchables” , were behind this character at all times and finally managed to arrest him and then send him to prison for tax evasion. Thus he spent most of his sentence in the famous Alcatraz prison.
Don Corleone is a famous fictional mafia boss.
The Godfather saga
About the world of drug lords there are numerous films that are now classics of cinema and give shape to the saga of “The Godfather” . The first part, which gives the series its title, premiered in 1972 under the direction of Francis Ford Coppola .
Marlon Brando,Al Pacino,Robert Duvall yJames Caan son los actores que encabezan el reparto de este largometraje que gira en torno a una familia de mafiosos, los Corleone. El capo de la misma no es otro que don Vito Corleone, que es el principal mando de la Cosa Nostra en New York.
Capo as a guide or person with extensive knowledge
In several countries , the idea of boss is also applied to name the boss or guide of any group or entity: “If you want to obtain some benefit, I suggest you talk to the company's human resources boss,” “Pereyra is the boss of this team for several years” , “I don't pretend to be the boss of the association, I just want you to pay attention to my projects” .
A capo can be named, on the other hand, as a subject who has extensive knowledge of a certain topic, who has a lot of prestige or who accumulates numerous achievements: “Tomorrow a sociology boss will come to the university to give a lecture,” “LeBron James, the boss of the NBA today” , “My uncle is a boss: he has won five literary awards for his short stories and novels” .
The structure that covers the engine
If the word is accented on the letter O ( hood ), it refers to the structure that covers the engine of a car .
In this case the notion derives from the French capot : “Open the hood so I can see where the fault may be,” “Yesterday a branch fell on my car and dented the hood,” “I'm going to open the hood to check the oil level.” ” .