Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basso profondo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.99 in modern English

Syllables: bas-so pro-fon-do
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.

noun

A bass voice of the lowest range.

Example Sentences

"I am normally a low baritone, almost basso profundo [sic], but under certain kinds of provocations my voice disappears into the higher registers, perhaps into the bat range."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basso profondo (“deep bass”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

basso profondos (plural)

Questions

What does basso profondo mean?: A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.
Where does basso profondo come from?: Borrowed from Italian basso profondo (“deep bass”).

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