redondilla
[ Spanish re-dawn-dee-lyah ]
/ Spanish ˌrɛ dɔnˈdi lyɑ /
noun Prosody.
a Spanish verse form in which each stanza consists of four lines, each with eight syllables, and a rhyme scheme abba.
Origin of redondilla
1830–40; < Spanish, equivalent to
redond(o) round (< Latin
rotundus) +
-illa diminutive suffix
Words nearby redondilla
redneck,
redness,
redo,
redolent,
redon,
redondilla,
redondo beach,
redouble,
redoubt,
redoubtable,
redoubted
Example sentences from the Web for redondilla
The redondilla menor has the same form expressed in lines of less than eight syllables.
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