spinto

(spēn′tō̂)

adjective

Music both dramatic and lyric: said of a singer's voice: a spinto soprano

Origin: It, pp. of spingere, to push, spur on < VL expingere < L ex-, intens. + pangere, to fasten, drive in: see fang

noun pl. spintos

a spinto voice or singer

See spinto in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or being a lyric operatic voice with some attributes of the dramatic voice: a spinto soprano.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , past participle of spingere, to push

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *expingere

Origin: : Latin ex-, ex-

Origin: + Latin pangere, to fasten; see impinge

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