n.
Pronunciation: ' sp ē n-( ˌ )t ō , ' spin-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spin · tos
Etymology: Italian, literally, pushed, from past participle of spingere to push, from Vulgar Latin *expingere, from Latin ex- + pangere to fasten ― more at PACT
Date: 1944
: a singing voice having both lyric and dramatic qualities
– spinto adjective