spinto

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Italian spinto (literally “pushed”)

Noun[edit]

spinto (plural spintos)

  1. (music) A soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic, capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expinctus, past participle of *expingō, from Latin ex- + pangō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspin.to/
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Hyphenation: spìn‧to

Participle[edit]

spinto (feminine spinta, masculine plural spinti, feminine plural spinte)

  1. past participle of spingere

Adjective[edit]

spinto (feminine spinta, masculine plural spinti, feminine plural spinte)

  1. pushed, driven, led
  2. risqué, raunchy
  3. high (vacuum)
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