ballata

noun

bal·​la·​ta

bəˈlätə

plural ballate

-äˌtā

: a medieval Italian song accompanied by or alternated with dancing and having stanzas and refrain alternating

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Old Italian, from Old Provençal balada

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