castraat

From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).

• castraat

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• Hyphenation: cas‧traat
• Rhymes: -aːt

castraat m (plural castraten, diminutive castraatje n)

1. A castrato, male who has been castrated, surgically emasculated
2. Notably a castrated singer (usually a (former) treble chorister)

• castrato m
• gecastreerde m
• ontmande m

• castraatzanger m

• castratie
• castreren

• eunuch m
• gesneden