villanella

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noun

An old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.

OriginItalian villanella →
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Meanings

nounvillanella (plural villanellas)

plural villanellas

  1. An old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.

Origin

  1. Italianvillanella“pretty country girl”
  2. Englishvillanella

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with villanella

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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