Main Entry: ¹fal·set·to

Pronunciation: \fȯl-ˈse-(ˌ)tō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural fal·set·tos

Etymology: Italian, from diminutive of falso false, from Latin falsus

Date: 1721

1 : an artificially high voice; especially : an artificially produced singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice especially of a tenor
2 : a singer who uses falsetto