How to Say “Tercet” in Spanish

terceto
/teɾˈθeto/masculine
The Spanish word for "tercet" is terceto.
A terceto refers to a three-line stanza in a poem.
Meaning: three-line stanza in a poem (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of terceto is tercetos.

How do you pronounce it?

/teɾˈθeto/

Did you know?

  • While terceto refers to a stanza, the word terceto can also refer to a musical composition for three instruments or voices.
  • The Spanish terceto is often used in 'tercetos encadenados', where the middle line of one stanza provides the rhyme for the first and third lines of the next.
  • The word terceto is a direct linguistic traveler from Italian, where it is known as terzetto.

Examples in context

  • En el poema de Pablo Neruda, utiliza tercetos para expresar sus emociones más íntimas.
    In Pablo Neruda's poem, he uses tercets to express his most intimate emotions.
  • Voy a escribir un poema en terzoletto, una forma de tercetos que me fascina.
    I'm going to write a poem in terzoletto, a form of tercets that fascinates me.
  • Este poeta moderno utiliza grupos de tres versos en lugar de tercetos tradicionales.
    This modern poet uses groups of three verses instead of traditional tercets.
  • El poeta utilizó un terceto para cerrar la estrofa.
    The poet used a tercet to close the stanza.
  • El poeta escribió un terceto muy hermoso.
    The poet wrote a very beautiful tercet.
  • Este terceto tiene una rima perfecta.
    This tercet has a perfect rhyme.
  • Analizamos cada terceto del poema en clase.
    We analyzed every tercet of the poem in class.

Example conversation

Alejandro and Lucía are studying literature at a library.

  1. Alejandro

    ¿Entiendes la estructura de este terceto?
    Do you understand the structure of this tercet?
  2. Lucía

    Sí, me gusta mucho este terceto.
    Yes, I like this tercet a lot.
  3. Alejandro

    Lucía, busca otro terceto en el libro.
    Lucía, look for another tercet in the book.
  4. Lucía

    Lo encontré, es muy interesante.
    I found it, it is very interesting.

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