fa-la
[ fah-lah ]
/ fɑˈlɑ /
noun
a text or refrain in old songs.
a type of part song or madrigal popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Also
fal la.
Origin of fa-la
First recorded in 1585–95; special use of
fa la, meaningless sound sequence found in old popular refrains
Words nearby fa-la
British Dictionary definitions for fa-la
fa-la
fal la
/ (fɑːˈlɑː) /
noun
(esp in 16th-century songs) a refrain sung to the syllables fa-la-la