muwashshah

Meaning

Noun

• An Arabic ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.
• An Arabic song which uses a (frequently secular) text written in this verse as its lyrics.

Origin

• Borrowed from Arabic مُوَشَّح ("girdled") (plural مُوَشَّحَات or تَوَاشِيح).