Etymology

alto

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Today it means: A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. Full definition →

Italian alto
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alto · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromalto“high”
  2. English todayalto

Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.

Alto · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromalto
  2. English todayAlto

Borrowed from Spanish alto.

Words from the same roots

Italianalto all →

altaltissimo

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