villanella

American  

[vil-uh-nel-uh, veel-lah-nel-lah] / ˌvɪl əˈnɛl ə, ˌvil lɑˈnɛl lɑ /

noun

plural

villanelle

1. a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.

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villanella British  

/ ˌvɪləˈnɛlə /

noun

1. a type of part song originating in Naples during the 16th century

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Etymology

Origin of villanella

1590–1600; < Italian, feminine of villanello rural, rustic, equivalent to villan ( o ) peasant, boor ( villain ) + -ello -ish

Example Sentences

Smiling broadly, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori walked out of the women’s prison in the Lima district of Chorrillos and was handed a bouquet of roses by her husband, Mark Villanella, who had been on a hunger strike demanding her release.

From Seattle Times

Her husband, Mark Villanella, had been on a more than week-long hunger strike outside the jail holding Fujimori.

From Seattle Times

Then, after Mr. Fujimori’s resignation, she went to Columbia University’s business school, where she met Mark Villanella, a self-described “Jersey guy” from Berkeley Heights, N.J.

From New York Times

Humala immediately pounced on the report, linking the financial problems of Villanella family finances to similar allegations against the Fujimori clan.

From Time

While Fujimori wraps up her meetings with the required press conference, Villanella strikes out alone to continue to work the crowd.

From Time