seguiriya
Spanish, noun[seɣ̞iˈɾiʝa]
seguiriya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of siguiriya” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Una de las variedades del cante flamenco; tiene un carácter sombrío y trágico”.
What does seguiriya mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of siguiriya
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Una de las variedades del cante flamenco; tiene un carácter sombrío y trágico. 2. Baile que se hace al compás del cante de las seguiriyas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of seguiriya
- seguiriyas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seguiriya?
- [seɣ̞iˈɾiʝa]
- [seɣ̞iˈɾiʃa]
- [seɣ̞iˈɾiʒa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is seguiriya in Spanish?
seguiriya appears about once in every 60 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).