sirvente

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sirvente, from Provençal sirventes, sirventesc, originally, the poem of, or concerning, a sirvent, from sirvent, properly, serving, n., one who serves (e.g., as a soldier), from servir (“to serve”), from Latin servire.

Noun

sirvente (plural sirventes)

  1. (music) A typically satirical song sung by the troubadours of Provence.

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