basso

bas·so

B0106500 (băs′ō, bä′sō)n. pl. bas·sos or bas·si (bä′sē) 1. A bass singer, especially an operatic bass.2. A part written for a bass instrument.

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[Italian, from Medieval Latin bassus, low.]

basso

(ˈbæsəʊ) n, pl -sos or -si (-sɪ) (Music, other) (esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice[C19: from Italian, from Late Latin bassus low; see base²]

bas•so

(ˈbæs oʊ, ˈbɑ soʊ)

n., pl. -sos, -si (-sē). a bass singer, esp. of operatic caliber. [1810–20; < Italian < Late Latin bassus. See base²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	basso - an adult male singer with the lowest voicebasssinger, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	2.	basso - the lowest adult male singing voicebass voice, basssinging voice - the musical quality of the voice while singingbasso profundo - a very deep bass voice