Pavarotti

[ pav-uh-rot-ee; Italian pah-vah-rawt-tee ]

/ ˌpæv əˈrɒt i; Italian ˌpɑ vɑˈrɔt ti /

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noun

Lu·cia·no

[loo-chee-ah-noh; Italian loo-chah-naw], /ˌlu tʃiˈɑ noʊ; Italian luˈtʃɑ nɔ/, 1935–2007, Italian operatic tenor.

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How to use Pavarotti in a sentence

Roman pastas paired with Morricone and Pavarotti, Colombian ajiaco and Shakira teleported me to those places for a night.
I couldn’t travel, so I cooked the foods from my favorite trips. It got me through.|Douglas Heye|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti completely mimed his 2006 appearance at the Turin Olympics.
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Another highlight was when Luciano Pavarotti joined the Orchestra.
New York Philharmonic’s Zarin Mehta – A Legacy of Strong Leadership||May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Beck may not be the first repentant Republican, but he is certainly the most operatic, a kind of comic Pavarotti of the right.
Conservatives, Fired Up|Christopher Buckley|February 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST

First we had Paul Potts, the chubby opera singer with the wonky teeth, dodgy suit, and voice like Pavarotti.
How Susan Boyle's Rival Won Me Over|Piers Morgan|April 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Pavarotti

Pavarotti

/ (Italian pavaˈrɔti) /

noun

Luciano 1935–2007, Italian operatic tenor, specializing in works by Verdi and Puccini

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