"contralto" meaning in Español

See contralto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kon̪ˈt̪ɾal̪.t̪o] Forms: contraltos [plural]
Rhymes: al.to Etymology: Del italiano contralto.
  1. Que pertenece o concierne al contralto. Tags: noun
    Sense id: es-contralto-es-adj-5W-Hv7Cz Categories (other): ES:Adjetivos, ES:Música Topics: music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: [kon̪ˈt̪ɾal̪.t̪o] Forms: contraltos [plural]
Rhymes: al.to Etymology: Del italiano contralto.
  1. Voz media entre el tiple y el tenor, que es más aguda que una voz masculina, pero más grave que una femenina.
    Sense id: es-contralto-es-noun-Ze-UBaTJ Categories (other): ES:Música Topics: music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras llanas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras provenientes del italiano",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras trisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Rimas:al.to",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Sustantivos masculinos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del italiano contralto.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "trisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "contraltos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "con-tral-to",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo masculino",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Música",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Voz media entre el tiple y el tenor, que es más aguda que una voz masculina, pero más grave que una femenina."
      ],
      "id": "es-contralto-es-noun-Ze-UBaTJ",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "topics": [
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kon̪ˈt̪ɾal̪.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "al.to"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "contralto"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Adjetivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras llanas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras provenientes del italiano",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras trisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Rimas:al.to",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del italiano contralto.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "trisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "contraltos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "con-tral-to",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjetivo",
  "raw_tags": [
    "sin género"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Adjetivos",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Música",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              115,
              124
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "María Luisa Bombal. La Última Niebla/La Amortajada. Capítulo La Amortajada. Página 147. Editorial: Planeta. 2012.",
          "text": "Ahora recuerda, como en una última confidencia, a Beatriz, la íntima amiga de su hija. Recuerda su patética voz de contralto. Apenas sabía cantar, pero cuando ella la acompañaba al piano, lograba sobreponer su torpeza."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Que pertenece o concierne al contralto."
      ],
      "id": "es-contralto-es-adj-5W-Hv7Cz",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kon̪ˈt̪ɾal̪.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "al.to"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contralto"
}
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    "ES:Palabras llanas",
    "ES:Palabras provenientes del italiano",
    "ES:Palabras trisílabas",
    "ES:Rimas:al.to",
    "ES:Sustantivos",
    "ES:Sustantivos masculinos",
    "Español"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del italiano contralto.",
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    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "trisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "contraltos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "con-tral-to",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo masculino",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Música"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Voz media entre el tiple y el tenor, que es más aguda que una voz masculina, pero más grave que una femenina."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "topics": [
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kon̪ˈt̪ɾal̪.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "al.to"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "contralto"
}

{
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    "ES:Palabras llanas",
    "ES:Palabras provenientes del italiano",
    "ES:Palabras trisílabas",
    "ES:Rimas:al.to",
    "Español"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del italiano contralto.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "trisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "contraltos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "con-tral-to",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjetivo",
  "raw_tags": [
    "sin género"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Adjetivos",
        "ES:Música"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              115,
              124
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "María Luisa Bombal. La Última Niebla/La Amortajada. Capítulo La Amortajada. Página 147. Editorial: Planeta. 2012.",
          "text": "Ahora recuerda, como en una última confidencia, a Beatriz, la íntima amiga de su hija. Recuerda su patética voz de contralto. Apenas sabía cantar, pero cuando ella la acompañaba al piano, lograba sobreponer su torpeza."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Que pertenece o concierne al contralto."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kon̪ˈt̪ɾal̪.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "al.to"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contralto"
}

Download raw JSONL data for contralto meaning in Español (1.9kB)

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