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English
Etymology
Clipping of mezzo-soprano
Pronunciation
Noun
mezzo (plural mezzos)
- (music) mezzo-soprano
1983 January 2, John Rockwell, “New Opera May Have a Future After All”, in The New York Times:Emily Golden, a mezzo who was adept in an especially wide range of roles;
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French
Etymology
Shortened form of Italian mezzosoprano.
Noun
mezzo f (plural mezzos)
- mezzo, mezzo-soprano
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Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin medius, whence also Italian medio (a borrowed doublet).
Pronunciation
Noun
mezzo m (plural mezzi)
- half, middle
- means, method
- vehicle
Adjective
mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)
- half
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin mītius (“rather/too mild, mellow”, comparative neuter singular of mītis (“mild”)).
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Adjective
mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)
- overripe (of fruit)
- drenched (soaking wet)
- soft, flabby
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