falsetto C1 Topic:General Vocabulary US /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ UK /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #29615 Meanings 1 noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register The singer moved into falsetto for the highest notes. Thesaurus Synonyms upper vocal register Etymology Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # falsetto **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 29615 ## Meanings 1. a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register ## Examples - The singer moved into falsetto for the highest notes. ## Synonyms - upper vocal register ## Etymology Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown