fausset

See also: Fausset

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fo.sɛ/

Etymology 1

From Provençal falset, from falsar, from Latin falsare.

Noun

fausset m (plural faussets)

  1. faucet (tap used to stop the flow of liquid from a vessel)

Etymology 2

Frenchification of Italian falsetto.

Noun

fausset m (plural faussets)

  1. (chiefly in the singular) (singing) falsetto (type of singing voice)
    Synonym: falsetto

Further reading

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