rondeau

American  

[ron-doh, ron-doh] / ˈrɒn doʊ, rɒnˈdoʊ /

noun

PLURAL

rondeaux

1. Prosody.  a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.

2. a 13th-century monophonic song form consisting of two phrases, each repeated several times, and occurring in the 14th and 15th centuries in polyphonic settings.

3. a 17th-century musical form consisting of a refrain alternating with contrasting couplets, developing in the 18th century into the sonata-rondo form.

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rondeau British  

/ ˈrɒndəʊ /

noun

1. a poem consisting of 13 or 10 lines with two rhymes and having the opening words of the first line used as an unrhymed refrain See also roundel

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Etymology

Origin of rondeau

1515–25; < Middle French: little circle; rondel

Example Sentences

In a large skillet or rondeau, heat olive oil until hot.

From Seattle Times

And he has also put his stamp on some shapes like a wide, two-handled rondeau and a saucier, new to Hestan’s inventory.

From New York Times

My grandpa would listen to bob rondeau through his headphones.

From Seattle Times

With the scrum and tumble of robust political debate: this messy mix, this redneck rondeau, this barbaric yawp.

From Washington Post

I just use a huge rondeau to make a big, big vat of toffee.

From Los Angeles Times