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villanello

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Italian

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Etymology

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From villano +‎ -ello.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vil.laˈnɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: vil‧la‧nèl‧lo

Noun

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villanello m (plural villanelli)

  1. diminutive of villano
  2. (literary, archaic) a young peasant or farmer

Further reading

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  • villanello in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • villanello in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • villanèllo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication