falsetto

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (false).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/, /fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/
  • (US) enPR: fälsĕʹtō, IPA(key): /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/, /fɔɫˈsɛt.oʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: fal‧set‧to

Noun

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falsetto (countable and uncountable, plural falsettos)

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  1. (singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
  2. (music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto.

Translations

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Verb

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falsetto (third-person singular simple present falsettos, present participle falsettoing, simple past and past participle falsettoed)

  1. To sing or utter in falsetto.

Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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From the diminutive of falso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /falˈset.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: fal‧sét‧to

Noun

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falsetto m (plural falsetti)

  1. (music) falsetto (voice)

Descendants

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  • English: falsetto
  • Portuguese: falsete
  • Spanish: falsete