villancico

From Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌviːjanˈsiːkəʊ/, /ˌviːjanˈθiːkəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/, /ˌviljənˈθikoʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːkəʊ

villancico (plural villancicos)

1. (music, poetry) A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol.

From Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

• IPA^(key): /vi.janˈsi.ko/
• Rhymes: -iko

villancico m (plural villancicos or villancico)

1. (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)

From villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /biʎanˈθiko/, [biʎãn̟ˈθiko]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /biɟ͡ʝanˈsiko/, [biʝãnˈsiko]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Hyphenation: vi‧llan‧ci‧co

villancico m (plural villancicos)

1. (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)
2. (by extension, music) Christmas carol

• → English: villancico
• → Galician: vilancico
• → Portuguese: vilancico, vilhancico