Seguidilla Definition
sĕgə-dēyə, -dēlyə, sāgə-, sĕgē-thēlyä
noun
A fast Spanish dance, to the accompaniment of castanets.
Webster's New World
A stanza of four to seven short lines, partly assonant, with a distinctive rhythm, orig. sung to this music.
Webster's New World
The music for this dance, in 3/4 time.
Webster's New World
Origin of Seguidilla
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Spanish diminutive of seguida sequence from feminine past participle of seguir to follow from Vulgar Latin sequere from Latin sequī sekw-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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