villancico

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌviːjanˈsiːkəʊ/, /ˌviːjanˈθiːkəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/, /ˌviljənˈθikoʊ/ Rhymes: -iːkəʊ === Noun === villancico (plural villancicos) (music, poetry) A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vil.lanˈt͡ʃi.ko/, /vi.janˈsi.ko/ Rhymes: -iko Hyphenation: vil‧lan‧cì‧co === Noun === villancico m (invariable) (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song) == Spanish == === Etymology === From villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iko Syllabification: vi‧llan‧ci‧co === Noun === villancico m (plural villancicos) (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song) (by extension, music) Christmas carol ==== Descendants ==== → English: villancico → Galician: vilancico → Portuguese: vilancico, vilhancico === Further reading === “villancico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025