"basso profondo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: basso profondos [plural]
Etymology: From Italian basso profondo (“deep bass”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|basso profondo||deep bass}} Italian basso profondo (“deep bass”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} basso profondo (plural basso profondos)
  1. (music) A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range. Categories (topical): Music, Musical voices and registers, Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-basso_profondo-en-noun-ystuPvXY Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 67 33 Disambiguation of Musicians: 74 26 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) A bass voice of the lowest range. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-basso_profondo-en-noun-g--DHxEF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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