spinto
spinto
Definition
spinto (spēn′tō̂)
adjective
Music both dramatic and lyric: said of a singer's voice a spinto soprano
Etymology: It, pp. of spingere, to push, spur on < VL expingere < L ex-, intens. + pangere, to fasten, drive in: see fang
noun pl. spintos -·tos
a spinto voice or singer
Browse dictionary entries near spinto
- spinthariscope
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- spinsterhood
- spinster
- Spinozist
- Spinozism
- Spinoza
- spinout
- spinous
- spinosity
- spintos
- spinule
- spinulose
- spiny
- spiny anteater
- spiny dogfish
- spiny-finned
- spiny-headed worm
- spiny lobster
- spiny-rayed
