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.

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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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