"zajal" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Arabic زَجَل (zajal) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ar|زَجَل}} Arabic زَجَل (zajal), {{root|en|ar|ز ج ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} zajal
  1. A traditional Arabic form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect. Categories (topical): Poetry Derived forms: zajalesque Translations (traditional Arabic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect): zéjel [masculine] (Portuguese), zajal [masculine] (Portuguese), zadjal [masculine] (Portuguese)

Alternative forms

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