segidilya

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seguidilla. Doublet of sigarilyas.

Pronunciation

Noun

segidilya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (poetry) metrical composition that may consist of four or seven verses
  2. (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