kyrielle

English

Etymology

From French kyrielle.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɪɹiˈɛl/

Noun

kyrielle (plural kyrielles)

(now rare) A long rigmarole.
A form of French verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains, sometimes with a religious theme.

Anagrams

lyrelike

French

Etymology

From kyrie +‎ -elle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki.ʁjɛl/

Noun

kyrielle f (plural kyrielles)

(dated) rigmarole
host, stream (de (“of”))
(prosody) kyrielle

Further reading

“kyrielle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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