falsetto C1 Topic:Art & Music 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 Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Art & Music markdown