spinto

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

From Italian spinto (literally “pushed”).

Noun

spinto (plural spintos)

1. (music) A soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic, capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals.

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expinctus, past participle of *expingō, from Latin ex- + pangō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: spìn‧to

Participle

spinto (feminine spinta, masculine plural spinti, feminine plural spinte)

1. past participle of spingere

Adjective

spinto (feminine spinta, masculine plural spinti, feminine plural spinte)

1. pushed, driven, led
2. risqué, raunchy
3. high (vacuum)