castrato
11castrato — {{hw}}{{castrato}}{{/hw}}A part. pass. di castrare ; anche agg. Sottoposto a castrazione | (fig.) Devitalizzato, censurato. B s. m. 1 Animale o persona incapace di riprodursi perché privo di ghiandole genitali. 2 Cantante evirato. 3 Agnello… …
12castrato — noun (plural castrati) Etymology: Italian, from past participle of castrare to castrate, from Latin Date: 1763 a singer castrated before puberty to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice …
13castrato — pl.m. castrati sing.f. castrata pl.f. castrate …
14castrato — Castrated soprano; pl. castrati …
15castrato — n. male soprano singer castrated before puberty as to keep a soprano or contralto voice …
16castrato — [ka strα:təʊ] noun (plural castrati ti) historical a male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice. Origin C18: from Ital., past participle of castrare (see castrate) …
17castrato — part. pass. di castrare; anche agg. e s. m. 1. evirato, sterilizzato, eunuco 2. (fig.) fiacco, debole □ chiuso, inibito, bloccato CONTR. forte, aperto, disinibito, libero …
18castrato — cas·tra·to …
19castrato — cas•tra•to [[t]kæˈstrɑ toʊ, kə [/t]] n. pl. ti [[t] ti[/t]] fot mad a male singer, esp. in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing • Etymology: 1755–65; < It < L castrātus …
20castrato — /kæsˈtratoʊ/ (say kas trahtoh) noun (plural castrati /kæsˈtrati/ (say kas trahtee) or castratos) 1. a. (in opera of the 17th and 18th centuries) a male singer castrated in boyhood to preserve his soprano or alto voice in the upper registers. b.… …
