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falsetto

Syllabification: (fal·set·to)

Pronunciation: /fôlˈsetō/

Translate falsetto | into Italian

Definition of falsetto

noun (plural falsettos)

Music

a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range:he sang in a piercing falsetto he was singing falsetto in this role
a singer using falsetto.
a voice or sound that is unusually or unnaturally high.