villanella

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian villanella (“pretty country girl”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛlə === Noun === villanella (plural villanellas) An old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing. === References === “villanella”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Italian == === Etymology === From villana +‎ -ella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vil.laˈnɛl.la/ Rhymes: -ɛlla Hyphenation: vil‧la‧nèl‧la === Noun === villanella f (plural villanelle) diminutive of villana (literary) female equivalent of villanello: country girl Synonym: contadinella === Further reading === villanèlla in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication