baylarina
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- belarina
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bailarina, feminine of bailarín.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bay‧la‧ri‧na
- IPA(key): /bajlaˈɾina/, [baɪ̯.lɐˈɾi.nɐ]
Noun
baylarina (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜎᜇᜒᜈ, masculine baylarin)
- female dancer
- Synonym: mananayaw
- (dance) ballerina
- (euphemistic) stripper
- Synonym: kabaretista
References
- “baylarina” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.