n.
Pronunciation: fo ̇ l- ' se-( ˌ )t ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tos
Etymology: Italian, from diminutive of falso false, from Latin falsus
Date: 1721
1 : an artificially high voice especially : an artificially produced singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice especially of a tenor
2 : a singer who uses falsetto