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.
- Alejandro¿Entiendes la estructura de este terceto?Do you understand the structure of this tercet?
- LucíaSí, me gusta mucho este terceto.Yes, I like this tercet a lot.
- AlejandroLucía, busca otro terceto en el libro.Lucía, look for another tercet in the book.
- LucíaLo encontré, es muy interesante.I found it, it is very interesting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tercet” translations and entries terceto, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries terceto, CC BY-SA 4.0.