poitriner

French

Etymology

From poitrine (chest, breast) + -er (verb suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /pwa.tʁi.ne/

Verb

poitriner

  1. to sing with a chest voice
    1907, Pierre Bonnier, La Voix, sa culture physiologique (théorie nouvelle de la phonation). Conférences faites au Conservatoire de musique de Paris en 1906, 3e edition, Éditions Félix Alcan, published 1910:
    Un contralto ne doit pas poitriner, même dans le grave; []
    A contralto need not sing from the chest, even in the bass; []

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