rondalla

English

Etymology

Spanish rondalla

Noun

rondalla (plural rondallas)

(music) An ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [runˈda.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ronˈda.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ronˈda.ʎa]

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to French rondeau.

Noun

rondalla f (plural rondalles)

folk tale

Hypernyms

conte

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, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

From ronda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ronˈdaʝa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ronˈdaʎa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ronˈdaʃa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ronˈdaʒa/ [rõn̪ˈd̪a.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

Syllabification: ron‧da‧lla

Noun

rondalla f (plural rondallas)

(music) rondalla

Further reading

“rondalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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