rondalla
English
Etymology
Spanish rondalla
Noun
rondalla (plural rondallas)
- (music) An ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ronˈda.ʎə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /runˈda.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ronˈda.ʎa/
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to French rondeau.
Noun
rondalla f (plural rondalles)
- folk tale
Hypernyms
- conte
Derived terms
- rondalla de la vora del foc
- rondallaire
- rondallejar
Etymology 2
From rondar.
Noun
rondalla f (plural rondalles)
- (collective) A roving band of nocturnal minstrels.
Further reading
- “rondalla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “rondalla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Spanish
Etymology
From ronda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ronˈdaʝa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ronˈdaʎa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ronˈdaʃa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ronˈdaʒa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa
- Syllabification: ron‧da‧lla
Noun
rondalla f (plural rondallas)
- (music) rondalla
Further reading
- “rondalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014