FALSETTO


Meaning of FALSETTO in English

/ fɔːlˈsetəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun

( pl. -os ) an unusually high voice, especially the voice that men use to sing very high notes

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Italian , diminutive of falso false, from Latin falsus , fallere deceive.

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