vilancete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish villancete, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”), whence also Portuguese vilão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.lɐ̃ˈse.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.lɐ̃ˈse.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.lɐ̃ˈse.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.lɐ̃ˈse.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.lɐ̃ˈse.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.lɐ̃ˈse.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: vi‧lan‧ce‧te

Noun

vilancete m (plural vilancetes)

1. (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)

   Synonym: vilancico