redondilla

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noun

An early verse form in which the first and fourth and the second and third lines of the stanza generally rhymed.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounredondilla (plural redondillas)

plural redondillas

  1. communicationsAn early verse form in which the first and fourth and the second and third lines of the stanza generally rhymed.
  2. communicationsIn later Spanish use, a verse of six and eight syllables in general, whether making perfect rhymes or assonances only.

Origin

  1. Spanishredondilla
  2. Englishredondilla

From Spanish redondilla. Doublet of rondelle.

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APA

redondilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redondilla

MLA

“redondilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redondilla. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redondilla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redondilla.

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