n.
Pronunciation: ˌ se-g ə - ' d ē -y ə , - ' d ē l-y ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of seguida, a dance, literally, sequence, from seguido, past participle of seguir to follow, from Latin sequi
Date: 1763
1 a : a Spanish dance with many regional variations b : the music for such a dance
2 : a Spanish stanza of four or seven short partly assonant verses