alba

/ˈæl.bə/

UK: /ˈæl.bə/

ÆL · bə (2 syllables)

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American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 0.6s

American (Ryan) (medium)

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Definition

A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

Etymology

First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”); compare Spanish alba (“dawn”).