Muwashshah Definition
noun
An ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.
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A song which uses a (frequently secular) text written in this verse as its lyrics.
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Origin of Muwashshah
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From Arabic موشّح (muwaššaḥ, “girdled”) (plural موشـّحات (muwāshshaḥāt) تواشيح (tawāshīḥ))
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