villanella
villanella
Definition
vil·la·nella (vil′ə nel′ə)
noun pl. -·le-ē
- an old rustic Italian song and accompanying dance
- a Neapolitan 16th-cent. part song, lighter and more lively than the madrigal, which it often parodied
Etymology: It, fem. dim. of villano < VL villanus: see villain
Browse dictionary entries near villanella
- villainy
- villainous
- villainess
- villain
- Villahermosa
- villager
- village
- Villafranchian
- Villa-Lobos
- villa
- villanelle
- Villard
- villatic
- -ville
- villein
- villeinage
- Villeurbanne
- villi
- Villiers
- villiform
