kaˈsträd.(ˌ)ō noun
( plural castra·ti -d.(ˌ)ē)
Etymology: Italian, from Latin castratus
: a singer castrated in boyhood to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice
kaˈsträd.(ˌ)ō noun
( plural castra·ti -d.(ˌ)ē)
Etymology: Italian, from Latin castratus
: a singer castrated in boyhood to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012