villanelle
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the French villanelle, from Italian villanella, from villano (“peasant”), from Latin villanus (“farmhand”), from villa (“estate”). The origin references the pastoral themes originally associated with this form.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛl
Noun
[edit]villanelle (plural villanelles)
Derived terms
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]villanelle f (plural villanelles)
Further reading
[edit]- “villanelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]villanelle f (plural villanelli)
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