See also: Vila, vila, vilã, víla, viľă, and vilă Catalan Etymology Inherited from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla.. Compare French vilain. Pronunciation IPA(key): (Central) [biˈla] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [viˈla] Noun vilà f (plural vilans) villager, inhabitant of a village churl, rude or uncouth person Derived terms joc de vilans (“sleight of hand”) References “vilà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.