castrat — meaning in English

English meaning

• barrow noun A small cart with a single wheel, pushed by hand; a wheelbarrow.
• castrato noun A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
• eunuch noun A man who has been castrated, historically often so he could serve as a guard or official in a royal household.

Senses

castrat is used for these senses in English:

• barrow (obsolete, _, except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.
• castrato A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
• eunuch A castrated human male.

barrow — full definition

1. noun A small cart with a single wheel, pushed by hand; a wheelbarrow.
2. noun An ancient burial mound of earth or stones.

castrato — full definition

1. noun A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
2. noun A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.

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