bayadère

bayadère

See also: bayadere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bayadère, from Portuguese bailadeira, from bailar (“to dance”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /baɪəˈdɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

bayadère (plural bayadères)

1. A Hindu dancing-girl.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: bajadère (nl) f Esperanto: bajadero Polish: bajadera f

Anagrams

• bayadeer

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French

Etymology

From Portuguese bailadeira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ja.dɛʁ/

• Audio

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Noun

bayadère f (plural bayadères)

1. bayadère, dancing-girl

Descendants

• → English: bayadère
• → Polish: bajadera

Adjective

bayadère (plural bayadères)

1. having colourful stripes

Further reading

• “bayadère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.