rondeau
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rondeau¹
- /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/ UK
- /ˈɹɑnˌdoʊ/ US
- /ˌɹɑnˈdoʊ/ US
Sounds like rondo · Rhymes with -ɒndəʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle French rondeau, from Old French rondel. Doublet of rondo.
noun rondeaux · rondeaus
- A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas. Though we have the English rondels of Occleve and a set of rondeaus in the Rolliad (written by Dr. Lawrence, the friend of Burke, according to Mr. Edmund Gosse, who has given us an admirable essay upon exotic forms of verse), […].
- A monophonic song with a two-part refrain. Still should not reference perchance be made to the rondeaus [which?] C. P. E. Bach presented in his last sonata collection?
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Synonym of rondeau pan; a shallow pot or pan that can be used for braising.
Similar: rondeau pan
Rondeau²
proper noun Rondeaus
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "rondeau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rondeau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rondeau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rondeau "rondeau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rondeau.Cite this
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title = {rondeau},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rondeau},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
