Etymology

villanella

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Today it means: An old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing. Full definition →

Italian villanella
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromvillanella“pretty country girl”
  2. English todayvillanella

Borrowed from Italian villanella (“pretty country girl”).

Words from the same roots

Italianvillanella all →

villanelle

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