villanelle

English

Etymology

From the French villanelle, from Italian villanella, from villano (“peasant”), from Latin villanus (“farmhand”), from villa (“estate”). The origin references the pastoral themes originally associated with this form.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

villanelle (plural villanelles)

  1. (poetry) A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.

Derived terms

French

Noun

villanelle f (plural villanelles)

  1. villanelle


Italian

Noun

villanelle f (plural villanelli)

  1. villanelle
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