rondeau
rondeau
Definition
ron·deau (rän′dō)
noun pl. -·deaux-dōz
- a short, lyrical poem of usually fifteen lines (three stanzas), with only two rhymes and with an unrhymed refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas
- rondo
- a medieval French monophonic or polyphonic song with many repetitions of two themes or phrases
Etymology: Fr, earlier rondel < rond, round
