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villanella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vil-lanel-la
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian villanella (“pretty country girl”).

Inflected Forms

villanellas (plural)

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella coachella mozzarella salmonella

Questions

What does villanella mean?
An old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.
Where does villanella come from?
Borrowed from Italian villanella (“pretty country girl”).

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