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Etymology
From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑsˈtraːt/, /kɑˈstraːt/
- Hyphenation: cas‧traat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Noun
castraat m (plural castraten, diminutive castraatje n)
- a castrato, male who has been castrated, surgically emasculated
- notably a castrated singer (usually a (former) treble chorister)
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