seguidilla

[ sey-guh-deel-yuh, -dee-yuh, seg-uh-; Spanish se-gee-thee-lyah ]

noun,plural se·gui·dil·las [sey-guh-deel-yuhz, -dee-yuhz; Spanish se-gee-thee-lyahs]. /ˌseɪ gəˈdil yəz, -ˈdi yəz; Spanish ˌsɛ giˈði lyɑs/.
  1. Prosody. a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.

  2. a Spanish dance in triple meter for two persons.

  1. the music for this dance.

Origin of seguidilla

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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

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seguidilla

/ (ˌsɛɡɪˈdiːljə) /


noun
  1. a Spanish dance in a fast triple rhythm

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

  1. prosody a stanzaic form consisting of four to seven lines and marked by a characteristic rhythm

Origin of seguidilla

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Spanish: a little dance, from seguida a dance, from seguir to follow, from Latin sequī

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