rondalla
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
rondalla (plural rondallas)
- (music) An ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps related to French rondeau.
Noun edit
rondalla f (plural rondalles)
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From rondar.
Noun edit
rondalla f (plural rondalles)
- (collective) a roving band of nocturnal minstrels
Further reading edit
- “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, 2024
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From ronda.
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: ron‧da‧lla
Noun edit
rondalla f (plural rondallas)
Further reading edit
- “rondalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014