VILLANELLA


Meaning of VILLANELLA in English

/vil'euh nel"euh/ ; It. /veel'lah nel"lah/ , n. , pl. villanelle /-nel"ee/ ; It. /-nel"le/ .

a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.

[ 1590-1600; villanello rural, rustic, equiv. to villan ( o ) peasant, boor (see VILLAIN) + -ello -ish ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .