Meaning of villancico | Babel Free
ˌviːjanˈsiːkəʊDefinitions
A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol.
Equivalents
Català
villancet
Español
villancico
Euskara
gabon-kanta
Galego
vilancico
Italiano
villancico
日本語
ビリャンシーコ
한국어
비얀시코
Русский
вильянси́ко
Examples
“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) twice (as copla and mudanza), and the return⟳ of the estribillo as the vuelta.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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