villanella

[vil-uh-nel-uh, veel-lah-nel-lah]

noun

plural

villanelle 

1. a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.

villanella

/ ˌvɪləˈnɛlə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of villanella¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of villanella¹

C16: from Italian, from villano rustic, from Late Latin vīllānus; see _villain

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