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  basso

  noun

  a person who sings bass; a bass.
• Basso
  Basso

  noun

  Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.

basso

¹ American  

[bas-oh, bah-soh, bahs-saw] / ˈbæs oʊ, ˈbɑ soʊ, ˈbɑs sɔ /

noun

Music.

bassos, plural bassi plural

1. a person who sings bass; a bass.

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Basso ² American  

[bas-oh] / ˈbæs oʊ /

noun

1. Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.

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basso British  

/ ˈbæsəʊ /

noun

1. (esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bassos
  plural
• bassi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of basso

1810–20; < Italian < Late Latin bassus. See base ²

Example Sentences

His debut ad felt like an Aquaman trailer, the veteran and oyster farmer’s basso profondo voice overlaying scenes of him in wet suits, splitting wood, piloting a boat, flying the flag, swinging a kettlebell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Moments of racial violence are evoked by Koh playing growling, guttural scratch tones, often on her open G string, while Tines cycles from his rich basso profundo to an ethereal falsetto.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

“My dad was fluent in German,” notes Paul, whose basso profundo tones echo his father’s, “so I’d expect that their tour extended to a few German-speaking countries as well.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2021

Surely, that would draw from him a big, basso profundo chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2021

“If you two can get together on this,” Riddick told them in his best basso profundo, "it would change this community forever."

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson