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Italian word

soprano

the highest female (or boy) singing voice; a singer with that voice

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soprano

same word borrowed from Italian — but English speakers sometimes use it as an adjective

⚠️ The trap

In Italian 'soprano' is an invariable noun — 'la soprano' (feminine singer). Never 'il soprano' for a woman. English treats it more loosely as adjective or noun.

To say "same word borrowed from Italian — but English speakers sometimes use it as an adjective" in Italian:

soprano (invariable noun in Italian)

"soprano" in English means:

the highest female (or boy) singing voice; a singer with that voice

Example

"La soprano ha eseguito un'aria di Puccini."

"The soprano performed an aria by Puccini."

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