cercavila

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to search”) +‎ vila (“town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌsɛr.kəˈβi.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌsər.kəˈvi.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌseɾ.kaˈvi.la]

Noun

cercavila f (plural cercaviles)

1. a procession of musicians, generally as part of a festival

   Synonyms: passavila, passada, passant

2. (music) passacaglia

Derived terms

• fer la cercavila

Further reading

• “cercavila” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cercavila”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “cercavila” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.