n. a usu. pastoral or lyrical poem of 19 lines, with only two rhymes throughout, and some lines repeated.
[ F f. It. villanella fem. of villanello rural, dimin. of villano (as VILLAIN) ]
n. a usu. pastoral or lyrical poem of 19 lines, with only two rhymes throughout, and some lines repeated.
[ F f. It. villanella fem. of villanello rural, dimin. of villano (as VILLAIN) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012