villanella

[ vil-uh-nel-uh; Italian veel-lah-nel-lah ]

noun

, plural vil·la·nel·le [vil-, uh, -, nel, -ee, veel-lah-, nel, -le].

1. a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.

villanella

/ ˌvɪləˈnɛlə /

noun

1. a type of part song originating in Naples during the 16th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of villanella¹

1590–1600; < Italian, feminine of villanello rural, rustic, equivalent to villan ( o ) peasant, boor ( villain ) + -ello -ish

Word History and Origins

Origin of villanella¹

C16: from Italian, from villano rustic, from Late Latin vīllānus; see villain

Example Sentences

Smiling broadly, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori walked out of the women’s prison in the Lima district of Chorrillos and was handed a bouquet of roses by her husband, Mark Villanella, who had been on a hunger strike demanding her release.

From Washington Times

Smiling broadly, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori walked out of the women’s prison in the Lima district of Chorrillos and was handed a bouquet of roses by her husband, Mark Villanella, who had been on a hunger strike demanding her release.

From Seattle Times

Her husband, Mark Villanella, had been on a more than week-long hunger strike outside the jail holding Fujimori.

From Washington Times

Her husband, Mark Villanella, had been on a more than week-long hunger strike outside the jail holding Fujimori.

From Seattle Times

Then, after Mr. Fujimori’s resignation, she went to Columbia University’s business school, where she met Mark Villanella, a self-described “Jersey guy” from Berkeley Heights, N.J.

From New York Times