ˈrän(ˌ)dō, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural ron·deaux -ō(z))
Etymology: Middle French, literally, small circle, alteration of rondel
1.
a. : a fixed form of verse running on two rhymes and consisting usually of 15 lines of eight or ten syllables divided into three stanzas with the beginning of the first line of the first stanza serving as the refrain of the second and third stanzas — called also rondel
b. : a poem in this form
2.
a. : a medieval monophonic French song characterized by the many repetitions of its two themes or sections
b. : rondo I 3
3.
[Louisiana French, from French]
: rondo II