alto
UK/ˈæl.təʊ//ˈæl.toʊ/
alto noun: a musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
Noun
- A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- Synonyms:
- contratenor altus, high countertenor
- A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
- An alto saxophone.
Proper noun capitalized: Alto
Alto (plural Altos)
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.
- initialism of air launch to orbit.
alto meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
alto in Hindi
- अल्टो, ऑल्टो, आल्टो
alto in Tamil
- ஆல்டோ, அல்டோ, ஆல்ட்டோ
alto in Marathi
- ऑल्टो, अल्टो, आल्टो
alto in Urdu
- آلٹو, الٹو
More languagesFewer languages
- alto in Bengali
- আল্টো, অল্টো, আলটো
- alto in Telugu
- ఆల్టో, అల్టో
- alto in Malayalam
- ആൾട്ടോ, അൾട്ടോ, ആൽട്ടോ
- alto in Kannada
- ಆಲ್ಟೋ, ಆಲ್ಟೊ, ಅಲ್ಟೋ
- alto in Punjabi
- ਅਲਟੋ, ਆਲਟੋ
- alto in Gujarati
- અલ્ટો, ઓલ્ટો, આલ્ટો
- alto in Odia
- ଅଲ୍ଟୋ, ଆଲ୍ଟୋ, ଅଲଟୋ
- alto in Nepali
- अल्टो, आल्टो
- alto in Arabic
- ألتو
- alto in Vietnamese
- người hát giọng nữ trầm, đàn antô, kèn antô
Synonyms of alto
- contratenor altus
- high countertenor
Forms of alto
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | altos |
| plural | alti |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Altos |
| alternative form | ALTO |
Origin of alto
Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.
Borrowed from Spanish alto.
Words formed from alto
Phrases with alto
Words that rhyme with alto
Questions about alto
- What does alto mean?
- Alto means a musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- What is alto in Hindi?
- Alto in Hindi is अल्टो, ऑल्टो, आल्टो. See Alto meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alto?
- Alto can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce alto?
- Alto is pronounced /ˈæl.təʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alto?
- The plural of alto is altos.
Words near alto in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alto (page history and authors); Alto (page history and authors); alto (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alto (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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