roundelay

== English == === Alternative forms === rondelay === Etymology === From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/ === Noun === roundelay (plural roundelays) (music) A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals. A dance in a circle. Anything having a round form; a roundel. === See also === rondeau roundel