castrato
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castrato
- /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/
Where it comes from
From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).
noun castratos · castrati
- A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice. A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes.
- A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer. As contexts shift, so does generational taste. Just ask the castrati – the high-voiced boy singers displaced when Enlightenment liberalism restored female performers to the stage.
adjective
- Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently.
- Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun).
- Originally composed for a castrato. Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.
Translations
Talk about this word "castrato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/castrato. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. castrato. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/castrato "castrato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/castrato.Cite this
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