Definition of VILLA

villa

Plural: villae, villas

Noun

  • Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
  • detached or semidetached suburban house
  • country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
  • pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
  • A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
  • A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street.
  • One’s village or ancestral homeland.
  • A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

Synonyms

Doroteo Arango, Francisco Villa, Pancho Villa

Scrabble Score: 8

villa is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
villa is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
villa is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

villa is a valid Words With Friends word