FALSETTO


Meaning of FALSETTO in English

I. fȯl-ˈse-(ˌ)tō noun

( 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

II. adverb

Date: 1940

: in falsetto

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