CASTRATO


Meaning of CASTRATO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ka-ˈsträ-(ˌ)tō, kə- ]

noun

( plural cas·tra·ti -tē)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.