cercavila

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to search”) +‎ vila (“town”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /ˌsɛɾ.kəˈbi.lə/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /ˌsəɾ.kəˈvi.lə/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ˌseɾ.kaˈvi.la/

Noun

cercavila f (plural cercaviles)

a procession of musicians, generally as part of a festival
Synonyms: passavila, passada, passant
(music) passacaglia

Derived terms

fer la cercavila

Further reading

“cercavila” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“cercavila”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“cercavila” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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