ˈrau̇ndəˌlā also ˈrän- noun
( -s )
Etymology: modification (influenced by lay ) (IV) of Middle French rondelet, diminutive of rondel small circle, rondeau, from Old French — more at roundel
1.
a. : rondeau 2a
b. : a simple lively-spirited song or air
water nymphs that are singing their roundelays under me — H.W.Longfellow
2. : round dance
3. : a poem with a refrain that recurs frequently or at fixed intervals as in a rondel