seguidilla

noun

se·​gui·​di·​lla ˌse-gə-ˈdē-yə How to pronounce seguidilla (audio)
-ˈdēl-yə
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

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, diminutive of seguida, a dance, literally, sequence, from seguido, past participle of seguir to follow, from Latin sequi

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of seguidilla was in 1763

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Cite this Entry

“Seguidilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seguidilla. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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