falsetto

C1 Topic:Art & Music
US /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ UK /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/
noun Freq #29615

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

    The singer moved into falsetto for the highest notes.

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Synonyms
upper vocal register

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”).

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