Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

villancico

/ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vil-lan-ci-co
IPA: /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The villancicos are strophic, but they tend not to extend to the many strophes of narration that were typical of the romance. A standard form for a villancico strophe is ABBA, in which the first A is called the estribillo (refrain), the Bs represent the statement of the music for the copla (stanza) twice (as copla and mudanza), and the return of the estribillo as the vuelta."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: villancico, vīllānus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/
British English: /ˌviːjanˈsiːkəʊ/

Inflected Forms

villancicos (plural)

Rhymes With

rico puerto rico pekoe

Questions

How do you pronounce villancico?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/.
What does villancico mean?: A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol.
Where does villancico come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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