castrato
(noun) a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
castrati
plural of castrato
Source: Wiktionary
Cas*tra"to, n. Etym: [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See Castrate.]
Definition: A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
