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CASTRATO (castrati)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does castrato mean? 

CASTRATO (noun)
  The noun CASTRATO has 1 sense:

1. a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voiceplay

  Familiarity information: CASTRATO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CASTRATO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("castrato" is a kind of...):

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)


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