castrato

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăsträʹtō, IPA ^(key): /kæsˈtrɑː.təʊ/

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• Hyphenation: cas‧tra‧to

Noun

Singular castrato

Plural castratos

1. (countable) A castrato is a male soprano singer who has been castrated while still a boy to keep his voice high pitched.