fausset

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fo.sɛ/

Etymology 1

From Provençal falset, from falsar, from Latin falsare.

Noun

fausset m (plural faussets)

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

Etymology 2

Frenchification of Italian falsetto

Noun

fausset m (plural faussets)

(chiefly in the singular) falsetto (type of singing voice)

Synonyms

falsetto

Further reading

“fausset” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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