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rondeau vs roundel

roundel vs rondeau

rondeau and roundel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rondeau Yes No No No
roundel Yes No No No
As nouns, roundel is a hyponym of rondeau; that is, roundel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rondeau:
  • rondeau: 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
  • roundel: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
Other hyponyms of rondeau include rondelet.
rondeau (noun) roundel (noun)
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 round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle
English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
Difference between rondeau and roundel

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