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seguidilla


se·gui·di·lla

noun \ˌse-gə-ˈdē-yə, -ˈdēl-yə\

Definition of SEGUIDILLA

1
a : a Spanish dance with many regional variations b : the music for such a dance
2
: a Spanish stanza of four or seven short partly assonant verses

Origin of SEGUIDILLA

Spanish, diminutive of seguida, a dance, literally, sequence, from seguido, past participle of seguir to follow, from Latin sequi
First Known Use: 1763

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