seguidilla
noun
a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
seguidillas
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pluralof seguidilla.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Falla's score is a gem, and the orchestra zipped through its fandangos, seguidillas and final jota in solid but sparkling style.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2013
The organ pours forth, from that time until the termination of the service, an uninterrupted succession of airs, called seguidillas, from the dance to which they are adapted.
From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
The man threw back the folds of his cloak, brought his guitar forward, and began that monotonous thrumming which serves as accompaniment to serenades and seguidillas.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various
Loaysa finally played them several seguidillas, and so put the climax to his success, that they all eagerly begged the negro to tell them who was this marvellous musician.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
As we walked through the place in the dusk, we could dimly discern the inhabitants sitting in their thatched verandahs, in the thinnest of white dresses, gossipping, smoking, and love-making, tinkling guitars, and singing seguidillas.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor
