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.

Nearby words

segregation ratio, segregationist, segregator, segrè, segue, seguidilla, seguin, segura, segway, sehna knot, sei

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

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Examples from the Web for seguidilla

It is the seguidilla, with its gracious memories, which gives life to the Feria.
Things seen in Spain|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Sings of "an inn near the ramparts of Sevilla" where she will go to dance the Seguidilla.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls
The Seguidilla is hardly less ancient than the Fandango, which it resembles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
The Tigercat looked at his new ally with a stare of surprise, shrugged his shoulders, and whistled a Mexican seguidilla.
Stoneheart|Gustave Aimard

And for answer she softly sings to him that rapturous song of the Seguidilla.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls

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

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