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redondilla
[ Spanish re-dawn-dee-lyah ]
/ Spanish ˌrɛ dɔnˈdi lyɑ /
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noun Prosody.
a Spanish verse form in which each stanza consists of four lines, each with eight syllables, and a rhyme scheme abba.
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Origin of redondilla
1830–40; <Spanish, equivalent to redond(o) round (<Latin rotundus) + -illa diminutive suffix
Words nearby redondilla
red ocher, red ochre, redolence, redolent, Redon, redondilla, Redondo Beach, red osier, red-osier dogwood, redouble, redoubt
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How to use redondilla in a sentence
The redondilla menor has the same form expressed in lines of less than eight syllables.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|VariousCastillejo endeavoured to restore the gay rhythm of the redondilla, and turned into ridicule the imitators of Petrarch.