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

• villanellist

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.ja.nɛl/

Noun

villanelle f (plural villanelles)

1. (poetry) villanelle

Further reading

• “villanelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

villanelle f (plural villanelli)

1. (poetry) villanelle