Definition of CASTRATO

castrato

Plural: castrati, castratos

Noun

  • A male singer castrated in boyhood to retain a soprano voice.
  • a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
  • A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
  • A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.

Adj

  • Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently.
  • Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun).
  • Originally composed for a castrato.

Examples

  • Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.
  • The rare word CASTRATO hit a high note on the double word score in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).

Scrabble Score: 10

castrato: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
castrato: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
castrato: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

castrato: valid Words With Friends Word