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castrato

noun
/kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/

Etymology

From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).

  1. derived from castrō
  2. borrowed from castrato

Definitions

  1. A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before…

    A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.

    • A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes.

  2. A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty,…

    A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.

    • As contexts shift, so does generational taste. Just ask the castrati – the high-voiced boy singers displaced when Enlightenment liberalism restored female performers to the stage.

  3. Castrated

    Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun).

    2. Originally composed for a castrato.

      • Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.

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