Villanella
noun, plural villanelle
[vil-uh-nel-ee; Italian veel-lah-nel-le] /ˌvɪl əˈnɛl i; Italian ˌvil lɑˈnɛl lɛ/ (Show IPA)
1.
a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.
noun (pl) -las
1.
a type of part song originating in Naples during the 16th century
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