endecha

noun

en·​de·​cha

enˈdāchə

plural -s

: a short mournful Spanish song usually having four lines of six or seven syllables

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, probably from Latin indicta, neuter plural of indictus, past participle of indicere to proclaim, announce, from in + dicere to say

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