Otello*: Meaning and Definition of

O•tel•lo

Pronunciation: (It.ô-tel'lô), [key]
— n.
  1. an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
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