zéjel
Spanish, noun/ˈθexel/
zéjel is spelled Z-É-J-E-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Spanish, the 239,276th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zéjel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zajal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Composición estrófica de la métrica hispanoárabe, que pasó a la métrica española. Consta de uno o dos versos…”.
What does zéjel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezajal
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Composición estrófica de la métrica hispanoárabe, que pasó a la métrica española. Consta de uno o dos versos iniciales o estribillo, y un número variable de estrofas que llevan tres versos con la misma rima y un cuarto con la rima del estribillo.
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 zéjel
- zéjeles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zéjel?
- /ˈθexel/
- [ˈθe.xel]
- /ˈsexel/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zéjel in Spanish?
zéjel appears about once in every 46 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).