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seguidilla

seguidilla

1 9.9
A lively Spanish dance and short song with a set pattern
  • noun
  • /sɛɡɪˈdiːjə/
translation icon : seguidilla
  • The dancers performed a beautiful seguidilla at the festival.
  • dance the seguidilla

Examples

  • She studied the structure of the seguidilla for her Spanish poetry class.

  • The musicians played a lively seguidilla as the dancers took the stage.

  • During the festival, a group performed a traditional seguidilla in colorful costumes.

  • Have you ever seen a seguidilla live?

  • At the festival, we enjoyed a lively performance of the seguidilla that had everyone clapping along.

  • The dancers gracefully executed the seguidilla, bringing a festive spirit to the celebration.

  • She learned the steps to the seguidilla in her traditional dance class and performed beautifully.

Surface Forms

seguidilla singular
seguidillas plural

Etymology

The word seguidilla comes from the Spanish seguir 'to follow' and the small ending -illa 'little'. It suggests a 'little thing that follows', like short lines or steps that come one after another. That's why a seguidilla is a short, lively Spanish song, verse, or dance with a fixed pattern.