Castrato

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Castrato \Cas*tra"to\, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See
     {Castrate}.]
     A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his
     voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  castrato
       n : a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a
           soprano or alto voice
       [also: {castrati} (pl)]