seguidilla

se·gui·dil·la

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sey-guh-deel-yuh, -dee-yuh, seg-uh-; Spanish se-gee-th ee-lyah]
- /ˌseɪ gəˈdil yə, -ˈdi yə, ˌsɛg ə-; Spanish ˌsɛ giˈði lyɑ/
- /sˌeɡaɪdˈɪlə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sey-guh-deel-yuh, -dee-yuh, seg-uh-; Spanish se-gee-th ee-lyah]
- /ˌseɪ gəˈdil yə, -ˈdi yə, ˌsɛg ə-; Spanish ˌsɛ giˈði lyɑ/

Definitions of seguidilla word

noun plural seguidilla Prosody. a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern. 1
noun plural seguidilla a Spanish dance in triple meter for two persons. 1
noun plural seguidilla the music for this dance. 1
noun seguidilla a Spanish dance in a fast triple rhythm 0
noun seguidilla a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance 0
noun seguidilla a stanzaic form consisting of four to seven lines and marked by a characteristic rhythm 0

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Origin of seguidilla

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

1755-65; < Spanish, equivalent to seguid(a) sequence (segui- (stem of seguir ≪ Latin sequī to follow) + -da < Latin -ta feminine past participle suffix) + -illa diminutive suffix

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Parts of speech for Seguidilla

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seguidilla

seguidilla popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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