redondilla

re·don·di·lla

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Spanish re-dawn-dee-lyah]
- /Spanish ˌrɛ dɔnˈdi lyɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Spanish re-dawn-dee-lyah]
- /Spanish ˌrɛ dɔnˈdi lyɑ/

Definition of redondilla word

noun redondilla a Spanish verse form in which each stanza consists of four lines, each with eight syllables, and a rhyme scheme abba. 1

Just one definition for redondilla

Information block about the term

Origin of redondilla

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < Spanish, equivalent to redond(o) round (< Latin rotundus) + -illa diminutive suffix

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Redondilla

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Redondilla

redondilla popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

redondilla usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer