English

Noun

castrato ‎(plural castratos or castrati)

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

Translations

Adjective

castrato ‎(not comparable)

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

   Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.

Related terms

• castrate
• castratism

Translations

See also

• contratenor
• contratenor altus
• countertenor
• eunuch
• sopranista
• soprano

Italian

Etymology

From Latin castrātus.

Verb

castrato m ‎(feminine singular castrata, masculine plural castrati, feminine plural castrate)

1. past participle of castrare

Adjective

castrato m ‎(feminine singular castrata, masculine plural castrati, feminine plural castrate)

1. castrated, gelded, neutered

Noun

castrato m ‎(plural castrati)

1. wether
2. mutton

Anagrams

• crostata
• scartato
• scortata

Latin

Noun

castrātō

1. dative singular of castrātus
2. ablative singular of castrātus