The hexasyllable or hexasyllabic verse is a line of verse with six syllables.
The orphan hexasyllable is a metric specificity of certain French epic poems. This kind of verse in the Garin de Monglane's Song in a 14th-century manuscript turns out original in an epic production.
Hexasyllable is sometimes used in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese poetry.
See also octosyllable decasyllable hendecasyllable dodecasyllable
References Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe