seguidilla
[ sey-guh-deel-yuh, -dee-yuh, seg-uh-; Spanish se-gee-th ee-lyah ]
/ ˌseɪ gəˈdil yə, -ˈdi yə, ˌsɛg ə-; Spanish ˌsɛ giˈði lyɑ /
noun, plural se·gui·dil·las [sey-guh-deel-yuh z, -dee-yuh z; Spanish se-gee-th ee-lyahs] /ˌseɪ gəˈdil yəz, -ˈdi yəz; Spanish ˌsɛ giˈði lyɑs/.
Prosody.
a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
a Spanish dance in triple meter for two persons.
the music for this dance.
Origin of seguidilla
1755–65; < Spanish, equivalent to
seguid(a) sequence (
segui- (stem of
seguir ≪ Latin
sequī to follow) +
-da < Latin
-ta feminine past participle suffix) +
-illa diminutive suffix
Words nearby seguidilla
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segura,
segway,
sehna knot,
sei
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British Dictionary definitions for seguidilla
seguidilla
/ (ˌsɛɡɪˈdiːljə) /
noun
a Spanish dance in a fast triple rhythm
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
prosody
a stanzaic form consisting of four to seven lines and marked by a characteristic rhythm
Word Origin for seguidilla
Spanish: a little dance, from
seguida a dance, from
seguir to follow, from Latin
sequī