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