redondilla

noun

re·​don·​di·​lla

ˌrādōnˈdēlyə

plural -s

: a Spanish verse form consisting of a quatrain of octosyllabic lines with varying rhyme scheme

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, diminutive of redonda district, province, pastureland, from feminine of redondo round, from Latin rotundus

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