redonda

whole note (music)

noun rreh-DOHN-dah Rare

Also means

surrounding area, region

Usage Note

Redonda has two main uses: in music it is the whole note (semibreve in British English), the longest common note value; in the phrase a la redonda it means 'around, in the surrounding area' — no hay nadie a dos kilómetros a la redonda (there's no one within two kilometers around). In typography, redonda also refers to upright (roman) type as opposed to italic.

Examples

"El compás empieza con una redonda."

Natural Translation

The measure begins with a whole note.

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