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siciliana

siciliana noun: a Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure.

Noun

siciliana (plural sicilianas)

  1. A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure.
  2. The music to this dance.

Forms of siciliana

pluralsicilianas
alternative formsiciliano
alternative formsicilienne

Origin of siciliana

Borrowed from Italian siciliana.

Questions about siciliana

What does siciliana mean?
Siciliana means a Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure.
What part of speech is siciliana?
Siciliana is a noun.
What is the plural of siciliana?
The plural of siciliana is sicilianas.

Words near siciliana in the dictionary

  1. Sicilian Italian
  2. Sicilian Italians
  3. Sicilian necktie
  4. Sicilian neckties
  5. Sicilian Vespers
  6. siciliana
  7. sicilianas
  8. siciliane
  9. Sicilianism
  10. Sicilianisms
  11. Sicilianization

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