villanelle
English
Etymology
From the French villanelle, from Italian villanella, from villano (“peasant”), from Latin villanus (“farmhand”), from villa (“estate”). The origin references the pastoral themes originally associated with this form.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Noun
villanelle (plural villanelles)
- (poetry) A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
Derived terms
- villanellist
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.ja.nɛl/
Noun
villanelle f (plural villanelles)
- (poetry) villanelle
Further reading
- “villanelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
villanelle f (plural villanelli)
- (poetry) villanelle