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noun
An Arabic ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.
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noun
An Arabic song which uses a (frequently secular) text written in this verse as its lyrics.
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History
Borrowed from Arabic مُوَشَّح (muwaššaḥ, “girdled”) (plural مُوَشَّحَات (muwaššaḥāt) or تَوَاشِيح (tawāšīḥ)).
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