basso profundo

[bas-oh proh-fuhn-doh, -foon-, pruh-, bah-soh]

bas·so pro·fun·do

[bas-oh proh-fuhn-doh, -foon-, pruh-, bah-soh]
noun, plural bas·si pro·fun·di [bas-ee proh-fuhn-dee, bah-see] .
a singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.

Origin:
1855–60; < Italian basso profondo literally, deep bass. See basso, profound
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Basso profundo has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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basso profundo (prəʊˈfʌndəʊ, Italian proˈfundo)
 
n , pl -dos
(esp in operatic solo singing) a singer with a very deep bass voice
 
[Italian, literally: deep bass]

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