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vil·la·nel·la
\ˌviləˈnelə\ noun
(plural villanel·le \-elē\)
Etymology: Italian, from villano rustic laborer, peasant, from Medieval Latin villanus
1. : a 16th century Italian part-song unaccompanied and in free form and clownish and often parodistic in nature in sharp contrast to the sophistication of the contemporary madrigal
2. : an instrumental piece in the style of a rustic dance |