basso

< /ˈbɑs si/. Music.

1. a person who sings bass; a bass.

noun

1. Hamilton,1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.

noun plural -sos or -si (-sɪ)

1. (esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice

in various musical terms borrowed from Italian, “bass, a bass voice,” from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus (see bass (adj.)).