VILLANELLA


Meaning of VILLANELLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvi-lə-ˈne-lə ]

noun

( plural vil·la·nel·le -ˈne-lē)

Etymology: Italian, from villano villein, peasant, from Medieval Latin villanus

Date: 1596

1. : a 16th century Italian part-song in an intentionally unsophisticated style

2. : an instrumental piece in the style of a rustic dance

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.