[suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh] 
noun, plural -pran⋅os, adjective Music.| 1. | the uppermost part or voice. |
| 2. | the highest singing voice in women and boys. |
| 3. | a part for such a voice. |
| 4. | a singer with such a voice. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to a soprano; having the compass of a soprano. |
| so·pran·o (sə-prān'ō, -prä'nō) n. pl. so·pran·os
[Italian, from sopra, above, from Latin suprā; see uper in Indo-European roots.] |