noun, plural Ty·ro·li·ennes /-liˈɛnz; French -ˈlyɛn/ Show Spelled [-lee-enz; French -lyen] Show IPA . 1.a dance of the Tyrolean peasants.
2.a song or melody, characteristically a yodel, suitable for such a dance.
Origin: 1885–90; <
French, feminine of
tyrolien pertaining to the
Tyrol