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villanella

villanella noun: an old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.

Noun

villanella (plural villanellas)

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

Forms of villanella

pluralvillanellas

Origin of villanella

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

Words that rhyme with villanella

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Questions about villanella

What does villanella mean?
Villanella means an old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.
What part of speech is villanella?
Villanella is a noun.
What is the plural of villanella?
The plural of villanella is villanellas.

Words near villanella in the dictionary

  1. villancico
  2. villancicos
  3. Villaneda
  4. Villanedas
  5. villanel
  6. villanella
  7. villanellas
  8. villanelle
  9. villanelles
  10. villanellist
  11. villanellists

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