napolitana

noun

na·​po·​li·​ta·​na

variants or less commonly napoletana

nəˌpōləˈtänə

plural -s

: a simple madrigal originating in 16th century Naples and similar to the villanella in style

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from feminine of napolitano, napoletano Neapolitan, from Latin Neapolitanus

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