bassetto

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noun

A tenor viol or small bass viol.

OriginItalian bassetto →
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Meanings

nounbassetto (plural bassettos)

plural bassettos

  1. entertainmentA tenor viol or small bass viol.

Origin

  1. Italianbassetto
  2. Italianbassetto
  3. Englishbassetto

Borrowed from Italian bassetto.

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APA

bassetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassetto

MLA

“bassetto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassetto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bassetto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bassetto.

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