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rondeau

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/
  • US: /ˈɹɑnˌdoʊ/
  • US: /ˌɹɑnˈdoʊ/
  • rhymes with -ɒndəʊ
  • homophone: rondo
  • CMU ARPABET: R AA0 N D OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A monophonic song with a two-part refrain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of rondeau pan; a shallow pot or pan that can be used for braising.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rondeau pan

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rondel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poem, verse form

Narrower terms: roundel, rondelet

6

noun

Meaning 6

a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rondo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: classical music, classical, serious music

History

Etymology

From Middle French rondeau, from Old French rondel. Doublet of rondo.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rondeau — form of verse
  • German: Rondeau — form of verse
  • Marathi: राँडो (rŏṇḍo) — form of verse
  • Russian: ро́ндо (róndo) — form of verse
  • Tagalog: dalithunig — form of verse
  • Bulgarian: рондо (rondo) — form of song
  • Finnish: rondeau — form of song
  • Marathi: राँडो (rŏṇḍo) — form of song
  • Russian: ро́ндо (róndo) — form of song