Masculine

tiple

Meaning

  1. (masculine) treble guitar, a small plucked stringed instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations
  2. (masculine) treble guitar player
  3. (masculine) soprano, treble (voice, singer)
  4. (masculine) single-piece mast

Concepts

coloratura soprano

Synonyms

soprano ligero

Hyphenated as
ti‧ple
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtiple/
Etymology

In summary

Probably from Old Spanish triple, based on dividing the human voices into bass, tenor and soprano, the latter being the highest. See modern Spanish triple.

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