villancico
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villancico
- /ˌviːjanˈsiːkəʊ/ UK
- /ˌviːjanˈθiːkəʊ/ UK
- /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/ US
- /ˌviljənˈθikoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -iːkəʊ
Where it comes from
From Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).
noun villancicos
- A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol. The villancicos are strophic, but they tend not to extend to the many strophes of narration that were typical of the romance. A standard form for a villancico strophe is ABBA, in which the first A is called the estribillo (refrain), the Bs represent the statement of the music for the copla (stanza)
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noun traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song
| Español | villancico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비얀시코 biyansiko |
| 日本語 | ビリャンシーコ biryanshīko |
| 中文 | 聖誕頌歌 /圣诞颂歌 Shèngdàn sònggē |
| Português | vilancico, vilhancico, vilancete |
| Italiano | villancico |
| Русский | вильянси́ко vilʹjansíko |
Talk about this word "villancico." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/villancico. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. villancico. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/villancico "villancico." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/villancico.Cite this
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title = {villancico},
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