cercavila

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to search”) +‎ vila (“town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌse̞r.kəˈβi.lə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌsər.kəˈvi.lə] IPA(key): (Central) [ˌsɛr.kəˈβi.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌseɾ.kaˈvi.la] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˌser.kaˈβi.la] === Noun === cercavila f (plural cercaviles) a procession of musicians, generally as part of a festival Synonyms: passavila, passada, passant (music) passacaglia ==== Derived terms ==== fer la cercavila === Further reading === “cercavila”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cercavila”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cercavila”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)