pastourelle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pastourelle.

Noun

pastourelle (plural pastourelles)

1. A type of poetry concerning the romance of a shepherdess.

French

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Noun

pastourelle f (plural pastourelles)

1. female equivalent of pastoureau
2. A kind of poetry common in medieval France.

Further reading

• “pastourelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012