rondalla
English
Etymology
Noun
rondalla (plural rondallas)
- (music) An ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to French rondeau.
Noun
rondalla f (plural rondalles)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- rondalla de la vora del foc
- rondallaire
- rondallejar
Etymology 2
From rondar.
Noun
rondalla f (plural rondalles)
- (collective) a roving band of nocturnal minstrels
Further reading
- “rondalla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “rondalla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Spanish
Etymology
From ronda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ronˈdaʝa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ronˈdaʎa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ronˈdaʃa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ronˈdaʒa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -aʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -aʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -aʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: ron‧da‧lla
Noun
rondalla f (plural rondallas)
Further reading
- “rondalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024