SINCE 1828
sirvente
noun
sir·vente
| \ sir-ˈvänt
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\
variants:
or sirventes \ sir--ˈven-təs
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plural sirventes\ sir--ˈvänt
, -ˈvän(t)s , -ˈven-təs \
, -ˈvän(t)s , -ˈven-təs \
Definition of sirvente
: a usually moral or religious song of the Provençal troubadours satirizing social vices
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