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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish seguidilla. Doublet of sigarilyas.
Pronunciation
Noun
segidilya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- (poetry) metrical composition that may consist of four or seven verses
- (music, dance) seguidilla
Further reading
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 526