rondalla

English

Etymology

From Spanish rondalla.

Noun

rondalla (plural rondallas)

1. (music) An ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [runˈda.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ronˈda.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ronˈda.ʎa]

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Etymology 1

Perhaps related to French rondeau.

Noun

rondalla f (plural rondalles)

1. folk tale

Hypernyms

• conte

Derived terms

• rondalla de la vora del foc
• rondallaire
• rondallejar

Etymology 2

From rondar.

Noun

rondalla f (plural rondalles)

1. (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, 2026

Spanish

Etymology

From ronda.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ronˈdaʝa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ronˈdaʝa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /ronˈdaʎa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ronˈdaʃa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ronˈdaʒa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -aʝa

• Rhymes: -aʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -aʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -aʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: ron‧da‧lla

Noun

rondalla f (plural rondallas)

1. (music) rondalla

Further reading

• “rondalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025