cas|tra|to

cas|tra|to
cas|tra|to «kahs TRAH toh», noun, plural -ti «-tee».
a male singer who formerly, especially in Italy, was made a eunuch while a boy so that he might retain a soprano or alto voice.
[< Italian castrato < castrare to castrate < Latin castrāre]

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