villancico

English

Etymology

From Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌviːjanˈsiːkəʊ/, /ˌviːjanˈθiːkəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌviljənˈsikoʊ/, /ˌviljənˈθikoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -iːkəʊ

Noun

villancico (plural villancicos)

  1. (music, poetry) A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vil.lanˈt͡ʃi.ko/, /vi.janˈsi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: vil‧lan‧cì‧co

Noun

villancico m (invariable)

  1. (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)

Spanish

Etymology

From villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /biʝanˈθiko/ [bi.ʝãn̟ˈθi.ko]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /biʎanˈθiko/ [bi.ʎãn̟ˈθi.ko]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /biʝanˈsiko/ [bi.ʝãnˈsi.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /biʎanˈsiko/ [bi.ʎãnˈsi.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biʃanˈsiko/ [bi.ʃãnˈsi.ko]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biʒanˈsiko/ [bi.ʒãnˈsi.ko]

  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: vi‧llan‧ci‧co

Noun

villancico m (plural villancicos)

  1. (music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)
  2. (by extension, music) Christmas carol

Descendants
  • → English: villancico
  • → Galician: vilancico
  • → Portuguese: vilancico, vilhancico

Further reading
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