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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