saeta

noun

sa·​eta

säˈātə

plural -s

: an unaccompanied partly improvised piercing Andalusian song of lamentation or penitence sung during the religious procession on Good Friday

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, arrow, from Latin sagitta

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