falsetto

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Verb

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

  1. To sing or utter in falsetto.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From the diminutive of falso.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

falsetto m (plural falsetti)

  1. (music) falsetto (voice)

Descendants

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