basso

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noun

A bass singer, especially in opera.

Similar
bassbass voice
OriginItalian basso ← Latin bassus →
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Meanings

basso1

nounbasso (plural bassos or bassi)

plural bassos · plural bassi

  1. entertainmentA bass singer, especially in opera.
  2. entertainmentAn instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
  3. entertainmentThe double bass, or contrabasso.

basso2

nounbasso (plural bassoes)

plural bassoes

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of bashaw and pasha.

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    c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act (please specify |act=II or III), scene i

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan adult male singer with the lowest voice

Similar
bass
Broader
singervocalistvocalizer

nounthe lowest adult male singing voice

Similar
bassbass voice
Broader
singing voice
Also see
bass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbassus“short, low”
  2. Italianbasso
  3. Englishbasso

From Italian basso, from Latin bassus (“short, low”). Doublet of base and bass.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with basso

lassosargasso
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APA

basso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basso

MLA

“basso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basso.

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