castrato
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: kăsträʹtō, IPA(key): /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: cas‧tra‧to
Noun
[edit]castrato (plural castratos or castrati)
- A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
- 2001, Bernardine Evaristo, The Emperor's Babe, Penguin Essentials (2020), page 170:
- A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes.
- A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
Translations
[edit]male who has been castrated
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male soprano or alto voice; the singer
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Adjective
[edit]castrato (not comparable)
- (literally) Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently.
- Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun).
- Originally composed for a castrato.
- Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]adjective: castrated
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composed for castrato
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See also
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Participle
[edit]castrato (feminine castrata, masculine plural castrati, feminine plural castrate)
Adjective
[edit]castrato (feminine castrata, masculine plural castrati, feminine plural castrate)
Noun
[edit]castrato m (plural castrati)
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]castrātō
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