falsete

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian falsetto.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

falsete m (plural falsetes)

  1. (music) falsetto (technique for placing the male voice in order to achieve the registers of female voices)
  2. falsetto (individual who sings in this voice register)
  3. squeaky and thin voice

References

  1. ^ falsete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /falˈsete/
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: fal‧se‧te

Noun

falsete m (plural falsetes)

  1. (music) falsetto (vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice)

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