ˈkōlēˌam(b) noun
or cho·li·am·bus ˌkōlēˈambəs
( plural choliambs -ˌamz ; or choliam·bi -ˈamˌbī, -(ˌ)bē)
Etymology: Late Latin choliambus, from Greek choliambos, from chōlos lame + iambos iamb
: a quantitative iambic trimeter verse of six feet having a spondee or trochee in the last foot — called also scazon