"falsete" meaning in All languages combined

See falsete on Wiktionary

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /fawˈse.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil], [faʊ̯ˈse.t͡ʃi] [Brazil], /falˈse.tɨ/ [Portugal], [faɫˈse.tɨ] [Portugal] Forms: falsetes [plural]
Rhymes: -et͡ʃi, -etɨ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian falsetto. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|it:falsetto<ref:<span class="cited-source">“falsete”, in <cite>Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa</cite> (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "falsetto", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "falsete", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="falsete"> Borrowed from Italian falsetto. Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} falsete m (plural falsetes)
  1. (music) falsetto (technique for placing the male voice in order to achieve the registers of female voices) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-falsete-pt-noun-Bk2bNArP Categories (other): Music, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 11 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 10 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 6 35 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 45 7 48 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 52 18 30 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 53 19 28 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 56 14 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 58 15 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. falsetto (individual who sings in this voice register) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-falsete-pt-noun-busmrzkK
  3. squeaky and thin voice Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-falsete-pt-noun-tdDZ8tnj Categories (other): Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 45 7 48

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /falˈsete/, [falˈse.t̪e] Forms: falsetes [plural]
Rhymes: -ete Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} falsete m (plural falsetes)
  1. (music) falsetto (vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-falsete-es-noun-9eX1dy-B Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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