redondilla

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish redondilla. Doublet of rondelle.

Noun

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redondilla (plural redondillas)

  1. (poetry) An early verse form in which the first and fourth and the second and third lines of the stanza generally rhymed.
  2. (poetry) In later Spanish use, a verse of six and eight syllables in general, whether making perfect rhymes or assonances only.

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin rotundus (round).

Noun

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redondilla f (plural redondillas)

  1. quatrain

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