redondilla
English
noun
Definitions
- (poetry) An early verse form in which the first and fourth and the second and third lines of the stanza generally rhymed.
- (poetry) In later Spanish use, a verse of six and eight syllables in general, whether making perfect rhymes or assonances only.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian redondilla.
Origin
Spanish
redondilla
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Cognates and derived terms
- rotundus Latin
- redondilla Spanish, Castilian